Country comparison Belgium vs Malaysia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart5.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,538K
Annual GDP [+]2024€620,272Mchart€390,208M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$671,370Mchart$422,227M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,340chart€11,6622024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$56,221chart$12,6192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€161,101M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024644,398chart273,4762024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024695,626chart295,9162024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024103.90%chart70.08%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€54,151chart€8,1732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$58,455chart$8,8442024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27,058chart-15,4122024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,027chart-16,6762024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-3.95%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024335,287.5chart93,106.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024361,996.9chart100,745.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202235,238.8chart12,997.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202237,255.9chart14,048.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.02%chart14.10%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202449,726,639,000.0chart7,318.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202453,823,119,520.8chart7,913.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.93%chart7.94%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,921.2chart3,853.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,573.8chart4,169.72024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.36%chart4.52%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202454.10%chart23.86%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,175chart€2,7832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,420chart$3,0112024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,017chart€3932023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,210chart$4252023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,208chart€2082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,555chart$2252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€668chart€1152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$718chart$1252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024Aa3A301/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2011AAA-06/27/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/03/2020AA-BBB+12/04/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart502023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201922ºchart27º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.3chart53.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024122º
Innovation Ranking [+]202424ºchart33º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.4%chart3.4%2017Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3351Kchart513K2017Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,394.8chart$326.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,112.0chart€295.42024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$65,853
Average Wage [+]2024€60,841
Human Capital Ranking [+]201715ºchart33º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4.755101/20/2026Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/20260.8527chart4.052501/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/20/20263.31%
Risk Premium [+]01/20/202645
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20263.36%chart1.13%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.4%
HICP [+]December 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.75%07/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202046ºchart12º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024849,888chart604,000December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202236.75chart20.06December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023332,103chart774,6002023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021591.19chart547.012020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202444.5%chart12.2%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200621.00%chart10.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202260.2%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20228,220,000chart10,071,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€512,373.7Mchart€289,309.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$554,583.1Mchart$312,830.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.60%chart78.24%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€486,057.3Mchart€245,768.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$526,098.7Mchart$265,749.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202478.36%chart66.46%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€26,316.4Mchart€43,540.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$28,484.4Mchart$47,090.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart11.77%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201524º
Density [+]2024388chart1012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202416ºchart10º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,273.0chart1,634.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202017.36%chart10.71%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.00%chart5.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart12.41‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,021.6chart6,187.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart5.16‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.4%chart5.8%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202411,900,123chart33,460,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,005,479chart3,476,5602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020577,463chart1,860,0372020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942chart0.8072022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202412ºchart114º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202482.60chart76.662023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,585chart1,7522015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.41chart5.622015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021125chart2582023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20211.08chart0.732023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.18chart8.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4772024Annual crude oil production [+]
3,600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202374,557chart178,6532023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,357chart192,9792023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202534,339chart37,35112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,904,520chart5,329,83612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/11/20249,170,945chart27,551,14408/14/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,885.60chart1,116.2912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/11/202431,469,388chart72,657,28808/14/2024Doses administered [+]
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