Country comparison Bulgaria vs Malta

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart6.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q24,373Kchart10,565K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,769Mchart€23,071M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$24,964M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€40,5302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$45,1672024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,692Mchart€6,067M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart10,6472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart11,5272024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart46.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€18,5412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$20,0732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-8122024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-8932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-3.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,060.5chart8,645.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart9,316.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart848.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart906.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart12.50%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726,292,565.7chart1,199,212,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20224,325.1chart1,296,707,935.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202211.59%chart16.21%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,746.3chart116.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,888.0chart126.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.02%chart1.38%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart37.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€15,0552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$16,2242024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€1,5952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$1,7192022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733chart€2,1702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$632chart$2,3462023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€271chart€2112023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$294chart$2332023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1A211/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+A-10/14/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBA+04/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart512023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart38º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart31.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart83º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart29º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20253.5%chart3.0%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.6%chart2.9%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q2111Kchart10K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$624.4chart$1,089.72025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€550.7chart€961.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446chart$33,0522024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271chart€30,5362024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart41º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]11/14/20251.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/14/20251.6791chart0.858511/14/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20251.21%chart0.86%11/13/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20253.5%
HICP [+]September 20254.1%chart2.4%October 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20259.1%chart0.7%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/01/20251.80%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart88º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-5.6%chart-1.3%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart15,058December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart16.50December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart721.732015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%chart29.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart18.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart2,286,6002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0Mchart€3,495.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$46,610.5Mchart$3,783.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202441.10%chart15.15%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€8,729.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$53,832.2Mchart$9,449.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202447.47%chart37.84%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€-5,234.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,221.6Mchart$-5,665.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.37%chart-22.69%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20254.9%chart5.8%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart47º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202458chart1,7952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰chart0.90‰2022Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart215.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart22.23%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart19.92%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart7.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart80.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart7.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.81chart1.062023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰chart4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202421.7%chart16.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart574,2502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart114,7602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart102,7932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.9152022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart62º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart302022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart5.082022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart32023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart0.562023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart3.852023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart2,7162023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart2,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202538,767chart93909/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20251,339,355chart125,02909/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart471,56503/19/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20256,022.19chart1,635.1809/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart1,408,79303/19/2024Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
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