Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan: Economic Indicators Comparison
Bulgaria with a GDP of $65.1B ranked the 74th largest economy in the world, while Turkmenistan ranked 93rd with $40.8B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Bulgaria and Turkmenistan ranked 75th vs 9th and 79th vs 92nd, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Bulgaria |  Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $65.1B | $40.8B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 3.2% | 6.2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 3.3% | 7.1% |
| Population | 7M | 5.9M |
| GDP per capita | $9.3k | $7k |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.84% | 4.51% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 0.7 | 1.26 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.42 | 0.36 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $23k | $20k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $62.3B | $39.4B |
| GNI per capita | $8.9k | $6.7k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $156.6B | $108.2B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $22k | $18k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Bulgaria | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 10% | 10% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 10% | 8% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2.6% | 13.6% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 3.6% | 1.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.3% | 3.8% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 70.2 | 46.5 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 8.32 | 4.1 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.78 | 4.1 |
| Property Rights Index | 64.2 | 20.1 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 45.4 | 20 |
| Business Freedom Index | 62.6 | 30 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 99.2 | 94.5 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 68.1 | 20 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 70 | 10 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 60 | 10 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 86.4 | 74.2 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 85.7 | 68.7 |
| Government Spending Index | 66.1 | 93.1 |
| Tax Burden Index | 90.3 | 95.9 |
| Government Integrity Index | 44.2 | 21.4 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 42 | 20 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 74.8 | 68 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 11.5 | 6.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 10.2 | 14.5 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 9.3M | 8.2k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Bulgaria | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 20.5% | 29.3% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 60.3% | 2.3% |
| External debt stocks | $39.9B | $907.3M |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 33.8% | 20.6% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 15.3% | 22.1% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 14.8% | N/A |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 27.7% | N/A |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 21.6% | 47.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $28.7B | $1.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $1.2B | $2B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Bulgaria | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 66.9% | 22.7% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 64.3% | 12.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $3.5B | N/A |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 32.8% | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $391.7M | $14.5M |
| Personal remittances received | $2.4B | $1.6M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 23.8% | 57% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 3.6% | 9.3% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $209M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $88.8M | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 32.3% | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 33.6% | 15.1% |
