Country comparison Belgium vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,557Kchart4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101Mchart€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,226chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,537chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart41,059.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,215chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,462chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AABBB+07/10/2025S&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 [+]December 20256.4%chart3.3%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,481.6chart$372.52026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,112.0chart€620.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853chart$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841chart€27,9112024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20260.8408chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/10/20263.22%
Risk Premium [+]02/10/202641
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/202610.76%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%chart5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.2%chart3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.2%chart9.8%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%chart-6.8%December 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) [+]202444.5%chart30.3%2024Tax 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€512,373.7Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20250%chart5.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024387chart582024Density [+]
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 [+]20249.20‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.722024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰chart3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202510.9%chart21.2%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,883,495chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
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 [+]202482.60chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart7.012023Suicide 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 [+]202374,557chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202634,339chart38,77601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,905,271chart1,340,94301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,889.64chart6,023.5901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Belgium
Bulgaria