Country comparison Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652K
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€63,467M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$68,675M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€9,6192024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$10,4082024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart2,6102024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart2,8242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart4.11%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€3962024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$4282024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-532024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-572024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-0.08%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,060.5chart9,217.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart9,973.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart1,575.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart1,644.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart29.56%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,711.2chart678.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart733.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart8.62%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart97.81999Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart104.31999Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart14.96%1999Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart14.52%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€1,3972024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$1,5122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€2422023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$2622023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€731chart€922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$1002023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€211999Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$231999Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBCCC-05/18/2001Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart182023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949º
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart62.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458º
Innovation Ranking [+]202438º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20253.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105K
NMW [+]2025$624.4chart$365.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,077.8chart€331.02024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732º
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558chart4.104501/21/2026Euro / Turkmen new manats [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645chart3.500001/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20255.0%
HICP [+]December 20253.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 202513.8%
Business
Doing Business [+]202061º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-9.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart4,802December 2017Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart0.84December 2017Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
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 [+]20225,557,000chart8,2002007Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0Mchart€13,174.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2Mchart$14,245.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart22.68%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€3,719.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0Mchart$4,022.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart6.40%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€9,454.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7Mchart$6,435.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart16.28%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549º
Density [+]202458chart132024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart83º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart10.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart3.12%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart3.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart21.74‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart202.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart5.78‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.81chart2.692023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202421.7%chart58.0%1998% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart6,598,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart194,9202020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart242,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.7442022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460º
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart70.072023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart5392015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart9.352015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart632015Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart1.012015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart10.512023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart1912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart21,5262023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart33,7842023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202538,774
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,340,801
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20256,023.28
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614
Bulgaria
Turkmenistan