Country comparison Bulgaria vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20253.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q44,718K
Annual GDP [+]2025€116,018Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$131,098Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€18,060chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$20,365chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€30,374M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,059.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,073.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,726.3chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€733chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202345chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949º
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458º
Innovation Ranking [+]202438º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20263.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q43.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q496K
NMW [+]2026$372.5
NMW [+]2026€620.0
Average Wage [+]2024$30,210
Average Wage [+]2024€27,911
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732º
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) [+]January 2026-99.0%
HICP [+]December 20253.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 202611.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20251.81%
Business
Doing Business [+]202061º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-8.6%
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 [+]20225,557,000
Exports [+]2025€42,759.2Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$48,317.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202536.86%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€53,849.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$60,848.4Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202546.41%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-11,089.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-12,531.4Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-9.56%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549º
Density [+]202458chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.30‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.72chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202521.2%
Population [+]20246,437,360chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460º
Life expectancy [+]202475.80chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.03chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]202435,353chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202438,634chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202638,777chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,341,038chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20266,023.74chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614
Bulgaria
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN