Country comparison Bulgaria vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652Kchart20,508K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949Mchart€116,770M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart58,3712024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart63,1792024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart13.10%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,060.5chart220,464.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart238,626.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,711.2chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart9,345.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart49.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€39,4092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$42,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€731chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€1,6772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+AAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBAAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20253.5%chart4.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%chart4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105Kchart141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$624.4
NMW [+]2025€1,077.8
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446chart$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271chart€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558chart11.729501/19/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645chart10.088901/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.27%01/20/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13801/20/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%chart2.01%01/19/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20255.0%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.5%chart3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 202513.8%chart1.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-9.3%chart2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%chart40.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.2%chart5.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202458chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰chart1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.81chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰chart3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202421.7%chart11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202538,774chart5,73212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,340,801chart1,548,64912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20256,023.28chart1,024.6112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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