Country comparison Bulgaria vs Benin

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart7.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652K
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€19,858M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$21,487M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€1,3692024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$1,4822024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart10,6112024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart11,4812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart53.44%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€7522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$8142024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-6082024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-6582024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-3.06%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9chart3,584.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart3,879.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart587.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart635.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart18.02%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726,292,565.7chart89.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart96.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart2.55%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart143.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart154.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart3.80%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart18.05%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€2542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$2752024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€422023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$452023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733chart€62023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€102024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+NR11/01/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBB+10/29/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart432023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart125º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart72.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart131º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart119º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105K
NMW [+]2026$372.5chart$85.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€620.0
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart105º2017Human 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 [+]202061ºchart149º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-9.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart22.182015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart325,0002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0Mchart€3,545.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2Mchart$3,833.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart19.49%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€4,826.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0Mchart$5,219.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart26.53%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€-1,281.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7Mchart$-163.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart-7.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20255.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549º
Density [+]202458chart1232023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart114º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart266.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart3.02%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart5.22%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart33.88‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart801.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart8.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.72chart4.562023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%chart36.2%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart14,111,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart394,2762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart681,8272020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.5042022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart134º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart60.772023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart1,0172015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart8.952015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart1262017Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart1.132017Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart0.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart02020Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart8.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart1,4592023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart1,0012023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202638,775chart16301/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20261,340,835chart28,03601/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart2,742,83712/18/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20266,023.43chart11.5501/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart4,232,54112/18/2022Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
Benin