Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Bulgaria
97,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
95,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
59th
Malaysia rank
60th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malaysia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197419982023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 97,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 95,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 2,198 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 198 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 3,711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,451 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 4,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,709 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 17,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 31,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 65,137 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 90,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,053 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
Bulgaria, at 97,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 95,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
2,198 BoP, current US$ 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 primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.