Country comparison Malta vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.8%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q210,565Kchart4,373K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,071Mchart€104,769M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,964Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€40,530chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$45,167chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€6,067Mchart€28,149M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-812chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,645.5chart41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022848.4chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199,212,000.0chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296,707,935.6chart4,325.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.21%chart11.59%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023116.8chart1,746.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023126.3chart1,888.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.38%chart5.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.50%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,055chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,595chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,719chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,346chart$6322022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€211chart€2712023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$233chart$2942023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202351chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202483ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202429ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20253.0%chart3.5%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q22.9%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q210Kchart111K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,089.7chart$624.42025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€961.0chart€550.72025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052chart$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536chart€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955811/11/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/11/20250.8639chart1.690311/10/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/07/20250.27%chart1.21%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.5%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]October 20252.4%chart4.1%September 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20250.7%chart9.1%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart1.80%11/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202088ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-1.3%chart-5.6%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€3,495.2Mchart€43,063.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$3,783.1Mchart$46,610.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202415.15%chart41.10%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,729.8Mchart€49,735.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,449.0Mchart$53,832.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.84%chart47.47%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-5,234.6Mchart€-6,672.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,665.8Mchart$-7,221.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.69%chart-6.37%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20255.8%chart4.9%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20241,795chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20220.90‰chart1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.06chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰chart3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%chart21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024574,250chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202230chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20225.08chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20233chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,716chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20232,295chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025939chart38,76709/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025125,029chart1,339,35509/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,635.18chart6,022.1909/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Malta
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