Country comparison Malaysia vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.1%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€390,208Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$422,227Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€11,662chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$12,619chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024273,476chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024295,916chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.08%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,173chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,844chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-15,412chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-16,676chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.95%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202493,106.0chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024100,745.8chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,997.1chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,048.9chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.10%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20237,318.0chart335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,913.9chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.94%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,853.5chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,169.7chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.52%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.86%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,783chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,011chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€393chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$425chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€208chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$225chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€115chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$125chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025A3A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]06/27/2022A-A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/04/2020BBB+A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202350chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201927ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202453.1chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202433ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
2.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q13.4%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2017Q1513Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$326.8chart$1,180.22025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€295.4chart€1,139.02025NMW [+]
$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201733ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]02/06/20264.6557chart185.270002/06/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20263.9545chart156.760002/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.24%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-6102/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20263.32%chart6.90%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]07/09/20252.75%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202012ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023604,000chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202320.06chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023774,600chart8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020547.01chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.2%chart34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201910.00%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202210,071,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€289,309.3Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$312,830.2Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202378.24%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€245,768.6Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$265,749.5Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202366.46%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€43,540.7Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$47,090.8Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202311.77%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024101chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202410ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,634.0chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.71%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.73%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.41‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,187.2chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.16‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20235.8%
Population [+]202433,460,000chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,476,560chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,860,037chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.807chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024114ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.66chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,752chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.62chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023258chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.73chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.30chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024477chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,600.0chart44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023178,653chart913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023192,979chart955,0212023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202637,351chart74,69401/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20265,329,836chart33,803,57201/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/14/202427,551,144chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20261,116.29chart602.9101/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/14/202472,657,288chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Malaysia
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