Country comparison Barbados vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,479chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,488chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart4,711.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,005chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,580chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€7312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$624.42025NMW [+]
€1,077.82025NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.2%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.7%November 2025HICP [+]
13.8%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-9.3%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202230.5%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024657chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024282,467chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025593chart38,77412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025109,141chart1,340,76712/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,099.36chart6,023.2812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Barbados
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