Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Bulgaria
29,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Malaysia
30,395 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
60th
Malaysia rank
59th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malaysia
010.0k20.0k30.0k196019912023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 30,395 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 29,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 647 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 7,808 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,614 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,195 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Bulgaria
1980s 12,869 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 9,052 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,817 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Bulgaria
1990s 11,631 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 13,469 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,837 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malaysia
2000s 14,679 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 17,763 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,083 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malaysia
2010s 20,970 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 26,185 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,215 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malaysia
2020s 28,174 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 28,526 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 352.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 30,395 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 29,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
647 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.