Country comparison Sweden vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,124Kchart4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€104,769M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$604,395Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544Mchart€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,754chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,077.8chart41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,885.4chart1,746.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,530.9chart1,888.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.06%chart5.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,736chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€744chart€2712023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$808chart$2942023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024AaaBaa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAABBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAABBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20242ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20259.1%chart3.6%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$624.42025NMW [+]
€550.72025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869chart$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998chart€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]12/16/202510.9420chart1.955812/16/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/16/20259.2918chart1.660812/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/17/20252.81%
Risk Premium [+]12/17/2025-5
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/16/202513.28%chart1.21%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%chart3.5%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]October 20253.1%chart3.8%October 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20254.9%chart17.6%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%chart1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20255.7%chart-7.6%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.4%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€180,844.3Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$195,742.3Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.37%chart42.23%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€175,281.1Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$189,720.8Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.37%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€5,563.2Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$6,021.5Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20253.3%chart5.7%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰chart1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰chart3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%chart21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/202529,079chart38,77211/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20252,781,493chart1,340,52311/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20252,746.49chart6,022.9711/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
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