Malaysia vs Upper middle income: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate
Malaysia
13.79 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
4.08 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malaysia rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
35th
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Malaysia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.79 % change on previous year against 4.08 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.71 % change on previous year.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9 % change on previous year | 7.37 % change on previous year | 0.53 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 17.17 % change on previous year | 14.54 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 6.91 % change on previous year | 5.7 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 6.54 % change on previous year | 7.13 % change on previous year | 0.5904 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 11.88 % change on previous year | 10.43 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 7.98 % change on previous year | 7.34 % change on previous year | 0.6398 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.4 % change on previous year | 5.48 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate, Malaysia or Upper middle income?
- Malaysia, at 13.79 % change on previous year against 4.08 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate between Malaysia and Upper middle income?
- 9.71 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Upper middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Upper middle income rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Final consumption expenditure (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.