High income vs Malaysia: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- High income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.4% against 2.3% in High income, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.4 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
High income ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 42 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 7.5% | 3.9% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 5.7% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 7.3% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 6.6% | 4.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 3.9% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, High income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 5.4% against 2.3% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between High income and Malaysia?
- 3.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Malaysia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do High income and Malaysia rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- High income ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.