Country comparison North Macedonia vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20253.5%chart3.1%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q32,369Kchart4,718K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€16,949Mchart€116,018M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,679Mchart$131,098M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€8,590chart€18,0602025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$9,169chart$20,3652025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€4,394Mchart€30,374M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,452chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20249,146chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202454.83%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,637chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,018chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-685chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-742chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.45%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,661.1chart41,059.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,125.6chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2002139.9chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2002132.6chart4,073.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20028.64%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023623.6chart4,726.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023674.3chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.05%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024329.7chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024350.8chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.55%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202436.73%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,106chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,361chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2002€69chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2002$65chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€340chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$368chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€181chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$193chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]05/24/2013BB-BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/15/2020BB+BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202342chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201982ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202458.1chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202426ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202458ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 202610.8%chart3.1%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q311.5%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q392Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$388.9chart$372.52026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€586.0chart€620.02026NMW [+]
$30,2102024Average Wage [+]
€27,9112024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201767ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/10/2026-1.49%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
-99.0%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.6%chart3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.5%chart11.7%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202017ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-6.7%chart-8.6%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,060chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.24chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015205.56chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200618.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022537,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€8,008.2Mchart€42,759.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$9,049.1Mchart$48,317.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202449.67%chart36.86%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€11,545.5Mchart€53,849.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$13,046.2Mchart$60,848.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202470.61%chart46.41%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-3,537.3Mchart€-11,089.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-3,997.1Mchart$-12,531.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-20.94%chart-9.56%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20251.2%chart4.7%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202471chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202438ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.00‰chart1.30‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017314.0chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20206.35%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202033.54%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.80‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017128.2chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.10‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.722024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20216.80‰chart3.20‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202322.2%chart21.2%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,822,612chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020131,311chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020693,896chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.765chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202458ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202375.32chart75.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2010122chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20105.90chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202328chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.53chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.19chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20246,082chart35,3532024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20246,169chart38,6342024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20269,991chart38,77702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026352,093chart1,341,03802/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/07/2023838,181chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20265,481.69chart6,023.7402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/07/20231,862,987chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
North Macedonia
Bulgaria