How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Japan: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Bulgaria

1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan

1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

98th

Japan rank

101st

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Bulgaria
Japan

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 98th and Japan ranks 101st of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9774 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
1990s	0.9779 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9874 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2000s	1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9882 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1343 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
2010s	0.9919 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2020s	0.9745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Bulgaria or Japan?: Bulgaria, at 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and Japan?: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Bulgaria ranks 98th and Japan ranks 101st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.