Country comparison Norway vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q220,508Kchart4,373K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€446,866Mchart€104,769M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$483,593Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€80,200chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,587chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€114,729Mchart€28,149M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,371chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,179chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.10%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024220,464.8chart41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024238,626.7chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202230,960.3chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248,508,861.0chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202240,405.5chart4,325.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202217.75%chart11.59%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,177.1chart1,746.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,762.4chart1,888.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.00%chart5.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.30%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,409chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,655chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,674chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,942chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$7,448chart$6322022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,300chart€2712023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,403chart$2942023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024AaaBaa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAABBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAABBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202421ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20254.8%chart3.5%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q25.0%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q2153Kchart111K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
$624.42025NMW [+]
€550.72025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085chart$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675chart€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]11/07/202511.7800chart1.955811/07/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/07/202510.1894chart1.691711/07/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]11/07/20254.10%
Risk Premium [+]11/04/2025139
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/07/202512.22%chart1.21%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%chart3.5%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]September 20253.6%chart4.1%September 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20252.1%chart9.1%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%chart1.80%11/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 202520.6%chart-5.6%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.4%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€154,449.8Mchart€43,063.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$167,173.4Mchart$46,610.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202434.56%chart41.10%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€91,038.5Mchart€49,735.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$98,538.3Mchart$53,832.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202420.37%chart47.47%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€63,411.3Mchart€-6,672.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$68,635.1Mchart$-7,221.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202414.19%chart-6.37%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20254.0%chart4.9%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰chart1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.40chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰chart3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,594,340chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.12chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023127,324chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023152,095chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20255,732chart38,76709/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20251,543,751chart1,339,35509/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,024.61chart6,022.1909/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
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