Country comparison Bulgaria vs Germany

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20253.1%chart0.2%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q44,718Kchart13,571K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€116,018Mchart€4,469,910M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$131,098Mchart$5,050,923M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€18,060chart€53,5202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$20,365chart$60,4342025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€30,374Mchart€1,134,235M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart2,693,7802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart2,972,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart62.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€32,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$35,5702024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-115,2952024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-124,7552024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-2.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9chart2,139,717.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart2,315,290.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart188,813.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,073.9chart204,158.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart9.26%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726.3chart455,619.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart493,152.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart81,900.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart88,646.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart3.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€25,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$27,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€2,2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$2,4522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733chart€5,4592024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$5,9092024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€9812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$1,0612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+AAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBAAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart782023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart7º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart127º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart9º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20263.1%chart4.0%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q43.2%chart3.7%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q496Kchart1,657K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$372.5chart$2,753.02026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€620.0chart€2,343.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$30,210chart$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€27,911chart€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart6º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645chart0.871203/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.94%03/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%chart-3.19%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 2026-99.0%chart1.9%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.5%chart2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 202611.7%chart-2.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20251.81%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart22º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-8.6%chart-1.6%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%chart40.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€42,759.2Mchart€1,562,326.7M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$48,317.0Mchart$1,765,397.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202536.86%chart34.95%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€53,849.1Mchart€1,365,906.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$60,848.4Mchart$1,543,446.9M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202546.41%chart30.56%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-11,089.9Mchart€196,420.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-12,531.4Mchart$221,951.0M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-9.56%chart4.39%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.7%chart1.3%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart4º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202458chart2342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.30‰chart1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart8.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.72chart1.362024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.20‰chart4.20‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%chart16.1%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart83,577,1402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart7º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.80chart81.202024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart10,4262023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.03chart12.472023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart7702023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart0.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart292024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202435,353chart490,3532024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202438,634chart490,1772024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/202638,778chart174,97902/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20261,341,065chart38,437,95202/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart63,566,13612/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20266,023.90chart2,093.6202/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart193,241,46012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
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