Country comparison Iran vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,921Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,357Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,051chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,383chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022131,832chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2022138,934chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202236.93%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€1,553chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$1,636chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-10,096chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-10,640chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-2.83%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202249,128.3chart41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202251,775.2chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239,735.8chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202310,530.1chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202218.82%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202310,456.2chart4,711.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202311,306.3chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.06%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,457.1chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,069.0chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202412.55%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202314.77%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€579chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$610chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€107chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$116chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€115chart€7312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$125chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€81chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$88chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2006B+BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202324chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201999ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202482.9chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024104ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202464ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q48.2%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2023Q42,172Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,263.7chart$624.42025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,188.0chart€1,077.82025NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017104ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Rials [+]03/13/202344,674.0000chart1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/202342,000.0000chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]June 202348.5%chart5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.7%November 2025HICP [+]
13.8%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020127ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-9.3%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019619,028chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.89chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2020880,997
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020189.95chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021882,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€90,037.0Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$97,357.0Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202326.12%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€61,091.1Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$66,057.8Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.72%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€28,946.0Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$25,911.9Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20238.40%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024133ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,378.8chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.58%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017296.0chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.67‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.70chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202491,567,738chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,797,235chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,325,113chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.780chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024143ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.65chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,836chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.59chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20181,795chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20182.19chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.10chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,977chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021208,600.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023335,175chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023375,710chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025146,837chart38,77412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20257,627,863chart1,340,76712/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/202358,585,264chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,603.59chart6,023.2812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/2023155,461,760chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Iran
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