Country comparison South Africa vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart41,059.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBBBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart3.3%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$372.52026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€620.02026NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€27,9112024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]02/12/202618.8740chart1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202616.0150chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/12/20264.31%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
9.8%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/21/20256.75%chart1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-6.8%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202326.5%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.722024Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart21.2%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026102,595chart38,77601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,073,151chart1,340,94301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,628.08chart6,023.5901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Bulgaria