Country comparison Bulgaria vs Palau

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart1.4%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652K
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€254M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$275M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€14,4452023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$15,6232023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart1952023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart2112023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart76.77%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€10,8382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$11,7222023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart32023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart32023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart1.02%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,060.5chart126.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart137.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart9.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart9.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart9.77%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,711.2chart16.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart18.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart13.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart49.84%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€7,0372023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$7,6112023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€5092023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$5512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€731chart€9482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$1,0252023Gov. 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 [+]202345
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949º
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart140º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20253.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105K
NMW [+]2025$624.4chart$883.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,077.8chart€799.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271
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) [+]December 20255.0%
HICP [+]November 20253.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 202513.8%
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart145º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-9.3%
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 [+]20225,557,000chart18,4002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0Mchart€1.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2Mchart$1.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart0.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€224.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0Mchart$242.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart88.09%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€-222.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7Mchart$-240.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart-87.41%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549º
Density [+]202458chart392024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart2.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart28.27%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart14.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart10.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart18.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart11.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.81chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202421.7%chart24.9%2006% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart18,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart5,0882020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart2,6562020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.7972022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460º
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart69.272023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452
Suicide rate [+]20237.01
Number of homicides [+]202374chart22018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart11.232018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart62.592023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178
Generation GWh [+]202339,483
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202538,774chart1012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,340,767chart6,37212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20256,023.28chart555.5612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart31,93111/04/2021Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
Palau
  • Capital: Ngerulmud
  • Population: 18,000
  • Surface Area: 460 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, PIF