Country comparison Malaysia vs El Salvador

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.1%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€390,208Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$422,227Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€11,662chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$12,619chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024273,476chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024295,916chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.08%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,173chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,844chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-15,412chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-16,676chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.95%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202493,106.0chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024100,745.8chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,997.1chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,048.9chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.10%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20237,318.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,913.9chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.94%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,437.8chart401.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,718.2chart434.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.11%chart4.66%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.86%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,783chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,011chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€393chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$425chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€208chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$225chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€104chart€642023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$112chart$692023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025A3B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]06/27/2022A-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/04/2020BBB+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202350chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201927ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202453.1chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202433ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q13.4%
Unemployed [+]2017Q1513K
NMW [+]2024$326.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€295.4chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201733ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]12/12/20254.8103
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/12/20254.1010
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/12/2025-0.28%
Prices
1.1%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]07/09/20252.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202012ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
0.8%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023604,000chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202320.06chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023774,600
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020547.01chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.2%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201910.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202210,071,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€289,309.3Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$312,830.2Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202378.24%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€245,768.6Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$265,749.5Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202366.46%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€43,540.7Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$47,090.8Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202311.77%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024101chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202410ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,634.0chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.71%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.73%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.41‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,187.2chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.16‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20235.8%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202433,460,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,476,560chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,860,037chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.807chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024114ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.66chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,752chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.62chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023258chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.73chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.30chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024477
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023178,653chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023192,979chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/202537,351chart4,23011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20255,329,836chart202,06611/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/14/202427,551,144chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20251,116.29chart667.4011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/14/202472,657,288chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Malaysia
El Salvador
  • Capital: San Salvador
  • Population: 6,338,000
  • Surface Area: 21,040 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: IMF, OAS, UN, SICA