Country comparison Bulgaria vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q14,141Kchart13,143K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€103,723Mchart€613,984M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$112,212Mchart$664,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,110chart€51,8102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,409chart$56,2712024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€26,690Mchart€155,312M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,975chart642,8752024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202426,215chart695,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202424.10%chart104.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,875chart€54,4022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,067chart$58,8842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,149chart-27,7492024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,396chart-30,0352024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-4.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,247.2chart334,545.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,110.6chart362,105.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,062.2chart31,425.52021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20213,975.4chart38,190.62021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.56%chart11.32%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,538,991,716.9chart47,958,537,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20224,325.1chart51,857,566,058.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202211.59%chart15.19%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,749.6chart7,241.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,891.7chart7,830.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.02%chart2.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.80%chart54.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,399chart€28,3102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,378chart$30,6432024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€471chart€2,7132021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$530chart$3,2192021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€704chart€4,0842023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$632chart$4,4162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€271chart€6152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$294chart$6672023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/24/2023BBBAA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBAA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20253.8%chart5.9%March 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.8%chart5.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4117Kchart319K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$572.1chart$2,150.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€551.0chart€2,070.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]05/20/20251.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/19/20251.7366chart0.889605/20/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.13%05/20/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
5205/20/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20251.21%chart5.63%05/20/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20253.5%chart2.6%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]April 20252.8%chart3.1%April 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]March 202522.0%chart3.2%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/01/20252.24%chart2.40%04/23/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-8.3%chart-2.2%March 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.7%chart44.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€43,063.0Mchart€495,054.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$46,610.5Mchart$535,836.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202441.52%chart80.63%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€49,735.0Mchart€475,375.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$53,832.2Mchart$514,537.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202447.95%chart77.42%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,672.0Mchart€19,678.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,221.6Mchart$21,299.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.43%chart3.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20256.1%chart1.1%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202358chart3852023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.90‰chart9.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202315.70‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.81chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202421.7%chart11.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20236,445,481chart11,817,0962023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202375.80chart82.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022432chart1,7962022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20226.67chart15.272022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]202334,221chart74,5372023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,526chart77,3372023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202438,700chart34,33908/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20241,329,988chart4,872,82908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20246,004.21chart2,905.8708/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart31,469,38702/11/2024Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
Belgium