Country comparison Serbia vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.9%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q23,303Kchart4,373K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€83,258Mchart€104,769M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$89,074Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,640chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,545chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€21,695Mchart€28,149M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202436,615chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202439,619chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202444.48%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€5,575chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$6,032chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,443chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,562chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.75%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202435,126.5chart41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202438,008.9chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,559.8chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,768.7chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.38%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20223,597.6chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20223,784.3chart4,325.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202213.69%chart11.59%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,145.8chart1,746.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,320.9chart1,888.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.42%chart5.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.67%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,348chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,787chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€386chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$418chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€529chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$557chart$6322022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€324chart€2712023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$350chart$2942023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/04/2024BBB-BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020BB+BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202336chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201972ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202467.8chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]20243ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202452ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.5%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q28.5%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q2267Kchart111K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$700.9chart$624.42025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€617.7chart€550.72025NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201760ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Serbian dinars [+]11/10/2025117.1905chart1.955811/11/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/10/2025101.3145chart1.690311/10/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/08/20257.46%chart1.21%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.5%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]September 20253.1%chart4.1%September 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20251.5%chart9.1%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/12/20245.75%chart1.80%11/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202044ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20251.0%chart-5.6%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201925,514chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.22chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20224,498
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020353.73chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]201638.4%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201220.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,773,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€28,944.2Mchart€43,063.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$31,328.6Mchart$46,610.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202434.76%chart41.10%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€38,102.7Mchart€49,735.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$41,241.6Mchart$53,832.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202445.76%chart47.47%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-9,158.5Mchart€-6,672.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-9,913.0Mchart$-7,221.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-11.00%chart-6.37%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20254.3%chart4.9%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201566ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202454ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.50‰chart1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20173,588.0chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202011.98%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.61%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,374.5chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202414.90‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.80‰chart3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202419.7%chart21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,567,783chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020823,011chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,003,962chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.805chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202426ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.20chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023668chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202310.11chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202389chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.31chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202412chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202177.5chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202330,824chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202337,661chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202518,057chart38,76709/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20252,567,975chart1,339,35509/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/23/20223,278,198chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20252,749.33chart6,022.1909/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/23/20228,534,688chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Serbia
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