Country comparison Bulgaria vs Ecuador

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart-2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q44,712K
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€115,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$124,676M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€6,4132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$6,9392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€30,333M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart61,9372024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart67,0192024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart53.75%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€3,4452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$3,7272024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-1,4692024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-1,5902024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-1.28%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9chart43,867.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart47,467.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart4,361.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart4,627.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart15.49%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726,292,565.7chart5,248.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart5,675.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart11.87%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart2,560.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart2,770.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart5.47%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart38.07%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€2,4402024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$2,6402024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€2452023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$2642023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733chart€2922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$3162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€1432024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$1542024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1Caa306/13/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+B-08/20/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBB-09/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart342023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart90º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart68.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart82º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart105º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%chart3.1%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105Kchart263K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$372.5chart$460.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€620.0chart€416.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$30,210
Average Wage [+]2024€27,911
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart76º2017Human 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) [+]January 2026-99.0%chart2.4%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20259.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20251.81%chart8.54%03/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart129º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-6.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart98,018December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart6.90December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart152.822020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%chart20.6%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart12.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart2,107,6922019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€42,759.2Mchart€28,786.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$48,317.0Mchart$31,126.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart25.70%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€53,849.1Mchart€28,578.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$60,848.4Mchart$30,901.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart25.51%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-11,089.9Mchart€208.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-12,531.4Mchart$228.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart0.19%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20255.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart44º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202458chart702023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart130º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart2,848.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart4.48%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart6.44%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart15.03‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart828.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart5.13‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.72chart1.822023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%chart28.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart17,980,0832023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart784,7872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart1,127,8912020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.7652022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart16º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart77.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart1,2072015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart7.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart8,2212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart45.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart2.512023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart4752024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart8,273.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart29,3052023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart34,1502023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202638,776chart36,06401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,340,943chart1,081,94201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart14,249,55912/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20266,023.59chart2,005.7701/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart39,585,08412/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
Ecuador