Country comparison Bulgaria vs El Salvador

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652K
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726,292,565.7chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBRD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105K
NMW [+]2026$372.5chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€620.0chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart95º2017Human 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%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20259.8%chart1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20251.81%
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-9.3%chart3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20255.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202458chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.72chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202638,776chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,340,943chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20266,023.59chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
El Salvador
  • Capital: San Salvador
  • Population: 6,338,000
  • Surface Area: 21,040 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: IMF, OAS, UN, SICA