Country comparison Bulgaria vs Barbados

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652K
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€6,625M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$7,169M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€22,7792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$24,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart6,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart7,4822024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart102.92%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€24,4912024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$26,5002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-882024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-952024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-1.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9chart1,978.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart2,141.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart235.62024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart254.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart14.19%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726,292,565.7chart139.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart151.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart7.81%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart29.46%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€7,0092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$7,5842024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€8102024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$8762024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733chart€4952023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$5362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1B204/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+B+10/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBB+00/00/0000Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart77º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart44.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458º
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart77º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%chart11.9%2015Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105Kchart17K2015Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$372.5chart$736.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€620.0
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€27,911
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart79º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20255.0%
HICP [+]December 20253.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20259.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20251.81%
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart128º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-6.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart387.322015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%chart28.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart17.50%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart28.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart539,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0Mchart€425.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2Mchart$460.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart6.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€1,950.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0Mchart$2,109.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart31.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€-1,524.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7Mchart$-1,606.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart-24.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20255.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549º
Density [+]202458chart6572023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart111.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart12.11%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart34.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart11.17‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart20.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart10.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.72chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%chart25.7%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart282,3362023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart34,8692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart99,6112020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.8092022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart31º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart76.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart12015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart0.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart7.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart2.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart2.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart1,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart1,0902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202638,776chart59301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,340,943chart109,14101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart155,04712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20266,023.59chart2,100.3301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart384,04912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
Barbados