Country comparison South Africa vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q41,567Kchart4,135K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€369,962Mchart€103,723M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$400,261Mchart$112,212M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,941chart€16,1102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,428chart$17,4092024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€97,575Mchart€26,690M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,396chart24,9752024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,568chart26,2152024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart24.10%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,535chart€3,8752024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,907chart$4,0672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-3,1492024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-3,3962024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.1chart41,247.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.2chart41,110.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202323,238.5chart3,062.22021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202324,917.6chart3,975.42021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.60%chart10.56%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202220,819.5chart4,538,991,716.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202221,905.0chart4,325.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.89%chart11.59%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,579.8chart1,749.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,791.0chart1,891.72023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.21%chart5.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart39.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,971chart€6,3992024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,133chart$6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€373chart€4712021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$404chart$5302021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€334chart€7042023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$351chart$6322022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€41chart€2712023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$45chart$2942023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024BB-BBB11/24/2023S&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%chart3.8%March 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart3.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart117K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$572.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€551.02025NMW [+]
$13,0362023Average Wage [+]
€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]05/16/202520.2668chart1.955805/16/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/16/202518.0516chart1.747205/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]05/16/202512.90%chart1.21%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart3.5%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
4.0%March 2025HICP [+]
22.0%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/02/20257.70%chart2.24%05/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-8.3%March 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.54chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart29.7%2023Tax 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€43,063.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$46,610.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.13%chart41.52%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€49,735.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$53,832.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.36%chart47.95%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€-6,672.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$-7,221.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.23%chart-6.43%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
6.1%March 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202351chart582023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.90‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart15.70‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202362,272,000chart6,445,4812023Population [+]
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 [+]202366.14chart75.802023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018314chart4322022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20180.50chart6.672022Suicide 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 [+]2023194,978chart34,2212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart39,5262023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024102,595chart38,70008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,072,765chart1,329,98808/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,797chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,647.53chart6,004.2108/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Bulgaria