Country comparison United Arab Emirates vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart3.1%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
4,718K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€510,287Mchart€116,018M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$552,325Mchart$131,098M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€47,784chart€18,0602025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$51,721chart$20,3652025GDP per capita [+]
€30,374M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023154,185chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023166,763chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202331.91%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€14,438chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$15,616chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202328,110chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202330,403chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20235.82%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023109,504.7chart41,059.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023118,438.1chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,899.2chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202116,167.2chart4,073.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.76%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202315,783.7chart4,726.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202317,066.9chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.41%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201418,047.2chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201423,981.9chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201417.04%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.66%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€10,254chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$11,091chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,410chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,668chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,483chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,604chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014€2,182chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014$2,899chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/20/2025Aa2Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]06/17/2025AABBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/11/2020AA-BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202368chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201925ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202434.7chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202432ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.1%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$372.52026NMW [+]
€620.02026NMW [+]
$30,2102024Average Wage [+]
€27,9112024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201745ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / UAE dirhams [+]03/10/20264.2752chart1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/11/20263.6725chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/11/2026-1.28%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
-99.0%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
11.7%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202016ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-8.6%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023225,386chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202324.27chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020342.50chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20185.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202111,479,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€449,187.1Mchart€42,759.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$485,706.0Mchart$48,317.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202392.96%chart36.86%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€433,091.9Mchart€53,849.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$468,302.2Mchart$60,848.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202389.63%chart46.41%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€16,095.2Mchart€-11,089.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$39,090.0Mchart$-12,531.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.33%chart-9.56%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.7%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023108chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202453ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.30‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202093.83%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.19%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.77‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201732,977.8chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20230.93‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.722024Fertility Rate [+]
3.20‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
21.2%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202310,679,000chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,716,332chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020203,214chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.937chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202474ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.91chart75.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015261chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.99chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202271chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.69chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202320.22chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,745chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202197,800.0chart15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024161,241chart35,3532024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024169,025chart38,6342024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20262,349chart38,77702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,067,030chart1,341,03802/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/21/20229,792,266chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026219.96chart6,023.7402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/21/202224,922,054chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
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