Country comparison Malaysia vs Latvia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.1%chart0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
5,760K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€390,208Mchart€40,359M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$422,227Mchart$43,684M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€11,662chart€21,6402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$12,619chart$23,2432024GDP per capita [+]
€10,696M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024273,476chart18,8022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024295,916chart20,3432024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.08%chart46.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,173chart€10,1252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,844chart$10,9552024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-15,412chart-7322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-16,676chart-7932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.95%chart-1.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202493,106.0chart18,418.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024100,745.8chart19,346.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,997.1chart1,558.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,048.9chart1,642.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.10%chart9.92%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20237,318.0chart1,847,488,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,913.9chart1,999,684,061.42024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.94%chart9.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,853.5chart1,314.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,169.7chart1,423.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.52%chart7.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.86%chart45.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,783chart€9,9192024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,011chart$10,4182024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€393chart€8262022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$425chart$8762022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€208chart€9872024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$225chart$1,0682024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€115chart€7052024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$125chart$7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025A3A301/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]06/27/2022A-A05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/04/2020BBB+A-04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202350chart602023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201927ºchart41º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202453.1chart41.42024Fragile States Index [+]
107º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202433ºchart42º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q13.4%chart6.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2017Q1513Kchart66K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$326.8chart$839.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€295.4chart€740.02025NMW [+]
$21,8382024Average Wage [+]
€20,1762024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201733ºchart28º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]01/21/20264.7508
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/20264.0560chart0.851901/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20261.53%chart0.50%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.4%December 2025HICP [+]
1.4%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]07/09/20252.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202012ºchart19º2020Doing Business [+]
6.9%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023604,000chart33,318December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202320.06chart11.20December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023774,600
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020547.01chart457.352021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.2%chart35.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201910.00%chart21.00%07/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart31.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202210,071,000chart478,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€289,309.3Mchart€19,073.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$312,830.2Mchart$20,645.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202378.24%chart47.26%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€245,768.6Mchart€21,917.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$265,749.5Mchart$23,723.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202366.46%chart54.31%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€43,540.7Mchart€-2,843.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$47,090.8Mchart$-3,078.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202311.77%chart-7.05%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.9%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
35º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024101chart292024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202410ºchart30º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,634.0chart1,090.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.71%chart12.65%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.73%chart20.07%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.41‰chart6.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,187.2chart335.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.16‰chart14.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
5.60‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20235.8%chart21.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202433,460,000chart1,856,9322024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,476,560chart239,4222020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,860,037chart380,0102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.807chart0.8792022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024114ºchart30º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.66chart76.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,752chart2672023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.62chart14.202023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023258chart472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.73chart2.502023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.30chart3.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024477
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023178,653chart6,6642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023192,979chart6,2022023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202537,351chart7,67912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20255,329,836chart977,78812/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/14/202427,551,144chart1,305,97607/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,116.29chart4,135.3212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/14/202472,657,288chart2,979,62412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Malaysia
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