Country comparison Laos vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,702Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,908Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,913chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,070chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,772chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202415,984chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.48%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,927chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,085chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024344chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024372chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.34%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,300.9chart41,059.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,489.7chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023171.2chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023185.2chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.24%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202372.6chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202383.6chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.21%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201317.1chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201322.7chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20130.78%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202415.65%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€300chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$325chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€23chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$24chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€9chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013€3chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2013$3chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/04/2022CCC-BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202328chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019113ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202473.8chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024111ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.3%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$77.8chart$372.52026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€70.1chart€620.02026NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201784ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kip [+]02/06/202625,389.5000chart1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202621,492.5000chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20262.46%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20265.1%chart5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
9.8%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/24/20258.50%chart1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020154ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-9.3%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,064chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.3%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020811,600chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,741.1Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,370.4Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.78%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,074.1Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,649.2Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.97%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€667.0Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$659.7Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.81%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201583ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202332chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202449ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017124.3chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.67%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202017.71%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.27‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201768.1chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.22‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.722024Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.3%chart21.2%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20237,664,993chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202048,731chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,296,051chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.620chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202489ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202368.96chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015837chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.33chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
742023Number of homicides [+]
1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.49chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,803chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202352,295chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026671chart38,77501/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026219,060chart1,340,83501/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20225,222,417chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/202687.54chart6,023.4301/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202211,111,066chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Laos
Bulgaria