Country comparison Bulgaria vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q14,141K
Annual GDP [+]2024€103,723Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$112,212Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,110chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,409chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€26,690M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,975chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202426,215chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202424.10%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,875chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,067chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,149chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,396chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,247.2chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,110.6chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,062.2chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20213,975.4chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.56%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,538,991,716.9chart24.42022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20224,325.1chart25.72022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202211.59%chart1.13%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,749.6chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,891.7chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.02%chart10.50%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.80%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,399chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,378chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€471chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$530chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€704chart€12022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$632chart$12022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€271chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$294chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1
S&P Rating [+]11/24/2023BBB
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202345chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949º
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20253.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4117K
NMW [+]2025$572.1chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€551.0
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732º
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]05/23/20251.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/23/20251.7306
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20251.21%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20253.5%
HICP [+]April 20252.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]March 202522.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/01/20252.24%
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-8.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.7%
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000
Exports [+]2024€43,063.0Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$46,610.5Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202441.52%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€49,735.0Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$53,832.2Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202447.95%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,672.0Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,221.6Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.43%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20256.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202358chart652023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.90‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202315.70‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.81chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202421.7%chart54.5%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20236,445,481chart42,171,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202375.80chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022432chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20226.67chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]202334,221chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,526chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202438,700chart7,99808/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20241,329,988chart235,21408/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20246,004.21chart189.6608/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
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