Country comparison Nicaragua vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.6%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€18,201Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$19,694Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,628chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,843chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20247,125chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,710chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202439.15%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,029chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,113chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024452chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024489chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.48%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,931.8chart41,059.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,336.4chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023472.0chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023510.9chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.01%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023784.8chart4,711.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023848.6chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.29%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202499.2chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024107.4chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.90%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202427.10%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€712chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$770chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€69chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$75chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€115chart€7312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$124chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€14chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$16chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/15/2024B2Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/25/2022BBBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/22/2019B-BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019109ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202476.7chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202424ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024124ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2012Q44.4%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2012Q4140Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$210.1chart$624.42025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€190.1chart€1,077.82025NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017108ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/07/202636.6243chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.7%chart5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
13.8%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020142ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-9.3%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,296chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.24chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201576.35chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.8%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201315.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022817,900chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,823.7Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$7,378.5Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202341.43%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€10,095.6Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$10,916.4Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202361.30%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,271.9Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,537.9Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-19.87%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201557ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202453chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024113ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,395.2chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.64%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202010.86%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202319.38‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017134.9chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.59‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201624.9%chart21.2%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,926,000chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,167chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020718,154chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.669chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20246ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202374.95chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015577chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.18chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021754chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202111.35chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.87chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20234,654chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,368chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025245chart38,77412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202516,803chart1,340,80112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20236,126,708chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202535.37chart6,023.2812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202315,507,763chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Nicaragua
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