Country comparison South Korea vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,925Kchart4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,733,173Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,875,388Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€33,491chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$36,239chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€410,129Mchart€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024863,380chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024934,225chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.82%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€16,683chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,052chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-13,574chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-14,688chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.78%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024390,542.8chart41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024422,588.7chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202299,274.8chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202297,329.3chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.31%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202467,778,041,283.7chart4,711.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202491,829.8chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202415.50%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202444,404.8chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202448,048.4chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.32%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.53%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,547chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,166chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,921chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,884chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,674chart€7312023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,776chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€858chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$928chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2024Aa2Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/07/2016AABBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/11/2020AA-BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202363chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201913ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202429.8chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202445ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20246ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.8%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4814Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,596.3chart$624.42025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,437.4chart€1,077.82025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$37,229chart$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€32,208chart€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201727ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South Korean won [+]01/14/20261,719.0000chart1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/14/20261,472.8000chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/20260%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.1%chart5.2%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.7%November 2025HICP [+]
13.8%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/29/20252.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]20205ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-9.3%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,489,363chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202333.84chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,243,597
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020457.80chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.9%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.9%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201917,502,756chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€584,690.5Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$632,225.8Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202334.28%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€594,258.9Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$642,572.1Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.84%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-9,568.4Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-10,346.3Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.56%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201560ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024515chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202446ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.80‰chart1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,331.8chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.25%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20244.70‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,989.1chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.00‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20240.75chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.40‰chart3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202451,751,000chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,728,182chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,204,554chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.929chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202494ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.70chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202212,906chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202225.00chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023247chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.48chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202311.04chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023564,183chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023583,871chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202535,934chart38,77412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202534,571,873chart1,340,76712/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/26/202344,372,679chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025694.36chart6,023.2812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/12/2022129,647,784chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
South Korea
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