Country comparison Bulgaria vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q14,141Kchart1,567K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€103,723Mchart€369,962M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$112,212Mchart$400,261M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,110chart€5,9412024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,409chart$6,4282024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€26,690Mchart€97,575M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,975chart282,3962024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202426,215chart305,5682024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202424.10%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,875chart€4,5352024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,067chart$4,9072024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,149chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,396chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,247.2chart122,762.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,110.6chart132,835.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20213,062.2chart23,238.52023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20213,975.4chart24,917.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.56%chart6.60%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,538,991,716.9chart20,819.52022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20224,325.1chart21,905.02022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202211.59%chart16.89%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,749.6chart2,579.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,891.7chart2,791.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.02%chart2.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.80%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,399chart€1,9712024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,378chart$2,1332024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€471chart€3732023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$530chart$4042023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€704chart€3342022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$632chart$3512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€271chart€412023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$294chart$452023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/24/2023BBBBB-11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBBB-11/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart412023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart60º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart69.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458ºchart16º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart69º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20253.8%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.8%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4117Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$572.1chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€551.0chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]05/23/20251.9558chart20.325305/23/2025Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/23/20251.7306chart17.914805/23/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20251.21%chart14.00%05/23/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20253.5%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]April 20252.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]March 202522.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/01/20252.24%chart7.70%05/02/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]March 2025-8.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart8.54December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.7%chart27.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart15.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart5,698,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€43,063.0Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$46,610.5Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202441.52%chart29.13%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€49,735.0Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$53,832.2Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202447.95%chart34.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,672.0Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,221.6Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.43%chart-5.23%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]March 20256.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202358chart512023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.90‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202315.70‰chart9.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.81chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202421.7%chart55.5%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20236,445,481chart62,272,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart2,860,4952020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart914,9012020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.7172022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart18º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202375.80chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022432chart3142018Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20226.67chart0.502018Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart27,2722022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart43.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart6.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202334,221chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,526chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202438,700chart102,59508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20241,329,988chart4,072,76508/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart21,038,79709/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20246,004.21chart1,647.5308/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
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