Country comparison Zambia vs Bulgaria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€24,330Mchart€104,767M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$26,326Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,151chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,246chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202427,965chart24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,260chart27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024114.94%chart23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,323chart€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,432chart$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-808chart-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-874chart-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.32%chart-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,198.6chart41,059.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,707.2chart41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,038.7chart3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,123.5chart4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.51%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023620.3chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023671.3chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.89%chart12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024324.2chart2,251.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024350.8chart2,436.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.75%chart5.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202425.48%chart39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€293chart€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$317chart$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€51chart€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$55chart$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€30chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$32chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€15chart€3502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$17chart$3752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025CCC+BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/18/2020RDBBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202337chart452023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019120ºchart49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202481.2chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202473ºchart58º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024116ºchart38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.3%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q44.4%chart3.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2023Q4361Kchart105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$0.1chart$372.52026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€0.1chart€620.02026NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€27,9112024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201780ºchart32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Zambian kwacha [+]02/10/202622.5748chart1.955812/31/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/202618.9847chart1.664512/31/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20262.51%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
9.8%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/12/202514.25%chart1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202085ºchart61º2020Doing Business [+]
-6.8%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,094chart82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.18chart5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201522.77chart518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202417.2%chart30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200816.00%chart20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202037.5%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021554,000chart5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€9,646.9Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$10,431.2Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202337.83%chart42.24%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€9,364.2Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$10,125.5Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202336.73%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€282.7Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$328.2Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20231.11%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201590ºchart49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202428chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202457ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201742.2chart2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.99%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.06%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.08‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.0chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.21‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.10chart1.722024Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202260.0%chart21.2%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202421,135,000chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020187,955chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020200,700chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.569chart0.7992022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202492ºchart60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.35chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,038chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.39chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2015853chart742023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20155.20chart1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.40chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202314,399chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202319,448chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20264,078chart38,77601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026349,892chart1,340,94301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/22/20239,213,802chart2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026192.95chart6,023.5901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202313,615,707chart4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
Zambia
Bulgaria