Country comparison Ireland vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]202512.3%chart3.1%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q428,891Kchart4,718K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€638,683Mchart€116,018M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$721,699Mchart$131,098M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€116,770chart€18,0602025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$132,668chart$20,3652025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€157,165Mchart€30,374M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2chart41,059.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.6chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5chart4,073.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394.6chart4,726.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733.8chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AABBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202377chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202419ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.7%chart3.1%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.3%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3155Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4chart$372.52026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0chart€620.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444chart$30,2102024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158chart€27,9112024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/20260.8650chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/06/20263.19%
Risk Premium [+]03/06/202633
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/2026-4.18%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%chart-99.0%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.7%chart3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-6.9%chart11.7%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202024ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.2%chart-8.6%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€261,583.4Mchart€42,759.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$295,584.0Mchart$48,317.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202540.96%chart36.86%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€140,930.0Mchart€53,849.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$159,248.1Mchart$60,848.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202522.07%chart46.41%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€120,653.5Mchart€-11,089.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$136,335.9Mchart$-12,531.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202518.89%chart-9.56%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20262.0%chart4.7%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰chart1.30‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.47chart1.722024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰chart3.20‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%chart21.2%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,439,898chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart75.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.46chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202433,404chart35,3532024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202430,580chart38,6342024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20269,771chart38,77702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,765,889chart1,341,03802/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,796.17chart6,023.7402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Ireland
Bulgaria