Malaysia vs Post-demographic dividend: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Malaysia
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.4% against 2.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 38th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 176 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 3.6% | 3.9% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 2.9% | 2.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 2.1% | 5.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 1.6% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Malaysia or Post-demographic dividend?
- Malaysia, at 5.4% against 2.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
- 3.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Malaysia ranks 38th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 176 countries.
- 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.