Country comparison Malaysia vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.1%chart1.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,638K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€390,208Mchart€641,893M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$422,227Mchart$725,328M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€11,662chart€53,9202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$12,619chart$61,0362025GDP per capita [+]
€162,072M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024273,476chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024295,916chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.08%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,173chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,844chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-15,412chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-16,676chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.95%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202493,106.0chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024100,745.8chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,997.1chart35,228.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,048.8chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.10%chart12.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20237,318.0chart49,726.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,913.9chart53,823.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.94%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,853.5chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,169.7chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.52%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.86%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,783chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,011chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€393chart€3,0162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$425chart$3,2092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€208chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$225chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€115chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$125chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025A3Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]06/27/2022A-AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/04/2020BBB+AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202350chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201927ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202453.1chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202433ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q13.4%chart6.4%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2017Q1513Kchart352K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$326.8chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€295.4chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201733ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]03/13/20264.5198
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20263.9310chart0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.47%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4903/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/20261.30%chart1.37%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
0.9%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]07/09/20252.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202012ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
4.0%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023604,000chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202320.06chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023774,600chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020547.01chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202313.1%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201910.00%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202210,071,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€289,309.3Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$312,830.2Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202378.24%chart78.40%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€245,768.6Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$265,749.5Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202366.46%chart74.25%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€43,540.7Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$47,090.8Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202311.77%chart4.15%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024101chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202410ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,634.0chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.71%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.73%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.41‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,187.2chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.16‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20235.8%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202433,460,000chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,476,560chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,860,037chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.807chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024114ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.66chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,752chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.62chart13.342023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023258chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.73chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.30chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024477
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2024180,826chart79,0162024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024195,318chart72,3752024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202637,351chart34,33902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20265,329,836chart4,906,78902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/14/202427,551,144chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,116.29chart2,889.6402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/14/202472,657,288chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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