Country comparison Bulgaria vs Albania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q44,712Kchart2,898K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€25,001M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$27,037M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€9,1942024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$9,9482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€30,333Mchart€6,849M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart14,0242024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart15,1752024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart56.03%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€5,9342024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$6,4212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-1812024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-1962024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-0.73%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9chart7,242.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart7,837.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart671.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,073.9chart728.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart10.86%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726,292,565.7chart762.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart823.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart12.28%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart509.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart551.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart6.61%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart28.94%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€3,0652024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$3,3162024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€2462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$2662023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733chart€2712023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$2932023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€1872024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$2032024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1Ba310/18/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+BB03/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202345chart372023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart81º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart55.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart7º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart84º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20263.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%chart10.9%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105Kchart162K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$372.5chart$611.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€620.0chart€517.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$30,210
Average Wage [+]2024€27,911
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart85º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558chart96.050003/05/2026Euro / Lek [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645chart82.690003/05/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 2026-99.0%
HICP [+]December 20253.5%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 202611.7%chart1.3%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20251.81%chart2.50%11/08/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart82º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-6.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart3,005December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart1.19December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart167.312015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart20.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart23.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart7,104,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€42,759.2Mchart€3,853.1M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$48,317.0Mchart$4,353.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart14.79%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€53,849.1Mchart€9,073.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$60,848.4Mchart$10,253.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart35.56%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-11,089.9Mchart€-5,220.6M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-12,531.4Mchart$-5,899.2M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart-20.76%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.7%chart4.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart53º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202458chart822024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart42º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰chart1.10‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart1,381.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart1.72%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart44.19%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart9.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart198.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart9.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.72chart1.642024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰chart7.31‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%chart19.7%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart2,363,3142024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart48,8102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart1,250,4512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.7892022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart23º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.80chart79.602023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart962010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart3.302010Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart492024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart1.392023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart1.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart132024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart150.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202435,353chart7,6432024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202438,634chart8,3392024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202638,777chart3,60802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,341,038chart337,23402/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart1,279,33309/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20266,023.74chart1,526.6702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart3,088,96609/10/2023Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
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