Country comparison Bulgaria vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652Kchart7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949Mchart€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,711.2chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€731chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBA02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20253.5%chart2.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$624.4chart$1,180.22025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,077.8chart€1,139.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446chart$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271chart€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558chart185.710001/23/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645chart158.200001/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.26%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-6401/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%chart6.97%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20255.0%chart2.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 202513.8%chart2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-9.3%chart-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%chart34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202458chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.81chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%
Population [+]20246,437,360chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202538,774chart74,69412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,340,801chart33,803,57212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20256,023.28chart602.9112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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