Country comparison Bulgaria vs Malaysia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart5.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,652K
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,767Mchart€390,208M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,343Mchart$422,227M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,260chart€11,6622024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,435chart$12,6192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€29,949M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202424,977chart273,4762024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202427,024chart295,9162024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.80%chart70.08%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,880chart€8,1732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,198chart$8,8442024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,191chart-15,4122024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,410chart-16,6762024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.00%chart-3.95%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,060.5chart93,106.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202441,133.8chart100,745.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,874.5chart12,997.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,079.9chart14,048.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart14.10%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,711.2chart7,318.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,094.2chart7,913.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.83%chart7.94%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,251.9chart3,853.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,436.3chart4,169.72024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.49%chart4.52%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.20%chart23.86%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,378chart€2,7832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,390chart$3,0112024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€599chart€3932023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$633chart$4252023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€731chart€2082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$790chart$2252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€350chart€1152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$375chart$1252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025Baa1A301/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/10/2025BBB+A-06/27/2022S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BBBBBB+12/04/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202345chart502023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201949ºchart27º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202449.4chart53.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202458º
Innovation Ranking [+]202438ºchart33º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20253.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.4%chart3.4%2017Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105Kchart513K2017Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$624.4chart$326.82024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,077.8chart€295.42024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$15,446
Average Wage [+]2024€14,271
Human Capital Ranking [+]201732ºchart33º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]12/31/20251.9558chart4.749901/12/2026Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/31/20251.6645chart4.066501/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%chart0%12/31/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20255.2%
HICP [+]November 20253.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 202513.8%
Money Market
2.75%07/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202061ºchart12º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-9.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202482,005chart604,000December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.82chart20.06December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
774,6002023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020518.35chart547.012020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202430.3%chart12.2%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]04/01/201120.00%chart10.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,557,000chart10,071,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€44,249.0Mchart€289,309.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$47,894.2Mchart$312,830.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202442.24%chart78.24%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€50,840.7Mchart€245,768.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$55,029.0Mchart$265,749.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202448.53%chart66.46%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,591.7Mchart€43,540.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-7,134.7Mchart$47,090.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.29%chart11.77%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201549º
Density [+]202458chart1012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202426ºchart10º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,223.5chart1,634.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.82%chart10.71%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.77%chart5.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart12.41‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017145.6chart6,187.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202415.60‰chart5.16‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.81chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202421.7%chart5.8%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,437,360chart33,460,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020184,363chart3,476,5602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,683,074chart1,860,0372020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.799chart0.8072022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202460ºchart114º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202475.90chart76.662023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023452chart1,7522015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.01chart5.622015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202374chart2582023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.09chart0.732023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.86chart8.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart4772024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart3,600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202334,178chart178,6532023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202339,483chart192,9792023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202538,774chart37,35112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,340,767chart5,329,83612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/29/20242,078,006chart27,551,14408/14/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20256,023.28chart1,116.2912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/29/20244,726,614chart72,657,28808/14/2024Doses administered [+]
Bulgaria
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