Bulgaria vs Malaysia: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Bulgaria
173,757 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
145,710 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
67th
Malaysia rank
70th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malaysia
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 173,757 current US$ per square kilometre against 145,710 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 28,047 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 70th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 29,312 current US$ per square kilometre 14,602 current US$ per square kilometre 14,710 current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 19,981 current US$ per square kilometre 26,411 current US$ per square kilometre 6,430 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 50,498 current US$ per square kilometre 52,877 current US$ per square kilometre 2,379 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 86,064 current US$ per square kilometre 123,648 current US$ per square kilometre 37,584 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 149,625 current US$ per square kilometre 141,692 current US$ per square kilometre 7,932 current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
Bulgaria, at 173,757 current US$ per square kilometre against 145,710 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
28,047 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Bulgaria ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 70th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.