Country comparison Montenegro vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.2%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q33,333Kchart4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€7,645Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$8,272Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,260chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,259chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€2,077Mchart€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20244,645chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20245,026chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202460.76%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€7,452chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,063chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-215chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-233chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.81%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,324.0chart41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,596.6chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023466.2chart4,711.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023504.1chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.60%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024140.1chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024151.6chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.19%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.48%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,333chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,770chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€736chart€7312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$796chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€225chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$243chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/27/2024Ba3Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/30/2024B+BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201973ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202456.9chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202461ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202465ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q412.2%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2023Q439Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$759.7chart$624.42025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€670.0chart€1,077.82025NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20260.8581chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/13/20260.15%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.2%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20253.9%chart3.7%November 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.5%chart13.8%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202050ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-17.6%chart-9.3%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201921.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20209.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,036,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€614.9Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$665.6Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20248.04%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€4,068.0Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$4,403.1Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202453.21%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-3,453.1Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-3,737.6Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-45.17%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 2025-2.1%chart3.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201568ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202445chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202435ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.20‰chart1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017426.3chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202011.44%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202021.42%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201775.6chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.20‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.76chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20215.20‰chart3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202320.0%chart21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024623,327chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202070,999chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020132,965chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.844chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202467ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.60chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201569chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201511.07chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.79chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,719chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,187chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,654chart38,77412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025251,280chart1,340,76712/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/26/2022284,869chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20254,257.80chart6,023.2812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/26/2022679,171chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Montenegro
Bulgaria