Country comparison Bulgaria vs South Africa

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652Kchart1,485K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€370,661M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$401,145M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€5,8822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$6,3652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949Mchart€93,580M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart282,3972024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart305,5692024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart76.36%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€4,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$4,8492024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-22,3892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-24,2262024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-6.05%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,060.5chart122,762.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart132,835.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart22,317.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart22,922.32024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart19.14%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,711.2chart19,322.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart20,898.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart16.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart2,595.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart2,808.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart2.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart33.19%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€1,9482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$2,1082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€3542024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$3832024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€731chart€3062023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$3312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1Ba212/03/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+BB11/14/2025S&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 [+]November 20253.5%chart32.7%December 2022Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%chart31.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105Kchart7,996K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$624.4chart$261.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,077.8chart€234.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart87º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558chart19.038201/16/2026Euro / South African rands [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645chart16.481201/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%chart4.13%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20255.0%chart7.3%February 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 202513.8%
Money Market
6.75%12/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart84º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-9.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart347,388December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart8.55December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
633,3372023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart172.302020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%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€44,249.0Mchart€102,520.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2Mchart$110,855.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart29.08%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€120,916.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0Mchart$130,747.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart34.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€-18,396.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7Mchart$-19,891.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart-5.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549ºchart78º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202458chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart127º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart898.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart4.77%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart1.52%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart18.78‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart2,588.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰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 [+]20246,437,360chart63,016,0002024Population [+]
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 [+]202475.90chart66.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart2102020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart0.302020Suicide 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 [+]202334,178chart194,9782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart219,6082023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202538,774chart102,59512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,340,801chart4,073,15112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart21,038,79609/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20256,023.28chart1,628.0812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart41,798,81209/24/2023Doses administered [+]
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