Country comparison Bulgaria vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726,292,565.7
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202345
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949º
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4
RTI Raking [+]202458º
Innovation Ranking [+]202438º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.3%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105K
NMW [+]2026$372.5
NMW [+]2026€620.0
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€27,911
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732º
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645chart0.840802/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%chart5.20%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20255.0%
HICP [+]December 20253.5%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20259.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20251.81%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-6.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0M
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2M
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7M
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7M
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20255.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549º
Density [+]202458chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.72chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074
HDI [+]20220.799
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460º
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452
Suicide rate [+]20237.01
Number of homicides [+]202374
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178
Generation GWh [+]202339,483
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202638,776
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,340,943
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20266,023.59
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614
Bulgaria
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros