Country comparison Belgium vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,143Kchart4,135K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€613,984Mchart€103,723M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$664,564Mchart$112,212M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€51,810chart€16,1102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,271chart$17,4092024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€155,312Mchart€26,690M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024642,875chart24,9752024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,835chart26,2152024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024104.70%chart24.10%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,402chart€3,8752024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,884chart$4,0672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,749chart-3,1492024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,035chart-3,3962024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.50%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024334,545.5chart41,247.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024362,105.4chart41,110.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202131,425.5chart3,062.22021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202138,190.6chart3,975.42021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.32%chart10.56%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202347,958,537,000.0chart4,538,991,716.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202351,857,566,058.1chart4,325.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.19%chart11.59%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,241.6chart1,749.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,830.1chart1,891.72023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.22%chart5.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.50%chart39.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,310chart€6,3992024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,643chart$6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,713chart€4712021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,219chart$5302021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,084chart€7042023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,416chart$6322022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€615chart€2712023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$667chart$2942023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AABBB11/24/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20255.9%chart3.8%March 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q45.9%chart3.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4319Kchart117K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,150.5chart$572.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,070.0chart€551.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2023$64,105chart$13,0362023Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955805/16/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/16/20250.8933chart1.747205/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]05/16/20253.12%
Risk Premium [+]05/16/202554
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/16/20254.29%chart1.21%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.6%chart3.5%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]April 20253.1%chart4.0%March 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20253.2%chart22.0%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%chart2.24%05/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-2.2%chart-8.3%March 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202344.1%chart29.7%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€495,054.0Mchart€43,063.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$535,836.6Mchart$46,610.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202480.63%chart41.52%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€475,375.8Mchart€49,735.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$514,537.3Mchart$53,832.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202477.42%chart47.95%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€19,678.1Mchart€-6,672.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$21,299.3Mchart$-7,221.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.20%chart-6.43%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20251.1%chart6.1%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023385chart582023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰chart1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.40‰chart8.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart15.70‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.5%chart21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202311,817,096chart6,445,4812023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart75.802023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,796chart4322022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202215.27chart6.672022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,537chart34,2212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,337chart39,5262023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,339chart38,70008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,872,829chart1,329,98808/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,905.87chart6,004.2108/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,387chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Bulgaria