Country comparison Bulgaria vs Croatia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart3.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q44,712Kchart6,010K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€85,905M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$92,982M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€22,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$24,0252024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€30,333Mchart€23,286M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart49,2842024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart53,3272024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart57.40%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€12,7212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$13,7642024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-1,6732024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-1,8102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-1.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9chart41,237.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart44,467.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart3,226.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart3,395.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart10.69%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726,292,565.7chart4,738,623,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart5,068.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart12.84%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart1,540.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart1,667.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart3.76%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart48.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€10,6442024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$11,4782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€8372022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$8822022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733chart€1,2292023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$1,3012023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€3982024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$4312024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1A311/08/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+A-09/13/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBBBB+07/13/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart502023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart63º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart45.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart8º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart43º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.3%chart4.5%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%chart4.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105Kchart75K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$372.5chart$1,233.82026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€620.0chart€1,050.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$30,210chart$21,6482024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€27,911chart€20,0002024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart37º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%chart7.10%02/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 2026-99.0%
HICP [+]December 20253.5%chart3.8%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20259.8%chart0.1%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20251.81%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart51º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-6.8%chart4.5%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart125,548December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart13.33December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart521.242021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%chart38.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart25.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart36.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart15,324,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€42,759.2Mchart€25,115.8M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$48,317.0Mchart$28,380.4M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart28.00%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€53,849.1Mchart€44,811.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$60,848.4Mchart$50,635.9M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart50.52%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-11,089.9Mchart€-19,695.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-12,531.4Mchart$-22,255.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart-22.52%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20255.1%chart4.2%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart61º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202458chart442024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart15º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰chart1.10‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart2,306.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart13.56%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart26.70%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart1,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart13.20‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.72chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰chart4.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%chart20.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart3,874,3502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart528,0562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart1,039,5262020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.8782022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart61º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart79.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart5592023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart14.472023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart262023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart0.672023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart4.312023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart102024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart71.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart16,2432023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart16,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202638,776chart18,80401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,340,943chart1,371,03801/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart2,251,80911/28/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20266,023.59chart4,853.4601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart5,435,96612/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
Croatia