Kazakhstan vs Malaysia: Expense
Kazakhstan
17.4%
in 2023
Malaysia
17.0%
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
122nd
Malaysia rank
125th
Expense over time
- Kazakhstan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 17.4% against 17.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 125th of 157 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 17.5% | 0.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 17.9% | 4.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 18.3% | 2.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 17.7% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Kazakhstan or Malaysia?
- Kazakhstan, at 17.4% against 17.0% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Malaysia rank globally for expense?
- Kazakhstan ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 125th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.