Relationship dossier
Bulgaria
Malaysia
Relationship assessment
Bulgaria–Malaysia ties include a bilateral tax agreement and modest economic cooperation.
Bulgaria toward Malaysia
+15The Bulgarian government joined Malaysia in concluding a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation, creating a framework relevant to economic activity between the countries.
Malaysia toward Bulgaria
+15The Malaysian government joined Bulgaria in concluding a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation, creating a framework relevant to economic activity between the countries.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a practical bilateral economic framework through the agreement to avoid double taxation. The known cooperation is limited in scope, and its implementation and broader policy engagement are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Bulgaria and Malaysia maintain bilateral relations with a modest record of practical economic cooperation. A bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation provides a concrete framework for economic activity. The breadth and implementation of cooperation beyond this framework are unclear.
Key developments
Bulgaria and Malaysia concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of wider bilateral economic cooperation are unclear.
- Recent government initiatives and the level of bilateral engagement are uncertain.