Country comparison Syria vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2023-1.2%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€18,490Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$19,993Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€784chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$847chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
€30,333M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]200912,083chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]200916,835chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]200931.21%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2009€573chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2009$798chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2009-1,120chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2009-1,560chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2009-2.89%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]200910,352.8chart41,059.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]200914,424.2chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20091,986.1chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20092,776.0chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]200919.18%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023108.7chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023117.5chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.71%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20101,835.6chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20102,435.4chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201013.62%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]20235.25%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2009€491chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2009$684chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2009€94chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2009$131chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€5chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2010€86chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2010$114chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202313chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201298ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024108.1chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2013134ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.3%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2010Q48.8%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2010Q4485Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2022$3.9chart$372.52026NMW [+]
€620.02026NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€27,9112024Average Wage [+]
32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
9.8%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020176ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-6.8%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201911,428chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.62chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020466.02chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202022.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20115,070,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,227.3Mchart€42,759.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,733.6Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202333.68%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€5,513.6Mchart€53,849.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$5,961.9Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202329.82%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€713.7Mchart€-11,089.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,830.0Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.86%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023127chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024157ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,622.5chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.13%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.18%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202322.11‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017417.7chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.04‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.71chart1.722024Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]200735.2%chart21.2%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202323,594,623chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020868,711chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20208,457,214chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.557chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2021152ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202372.12chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015495chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.55chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2018149chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20180.88chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.19chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202454chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202315,522chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202320,095chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20263,163chart38,77601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202657,423chart1,340,94301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/18/20232,358,365chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026134.06chart6,023.5901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/18/20235,090,630chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Syria
Bulgaria