Malaysia vs Upper middle income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) over time
- Malaysia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 15.62 % change on previous year against 1.91 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.71 % change on previous year.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 8.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.29 % change on previous year | 6.76 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 17.84 % change on previous year | 16.71 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 6.86 % change on previous year | 5.9 % change on previous year | 0.9593 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 6.14 % change on previous year | 7.84 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 11.94 % change on previous year | 12.34 % change on previous year | 0.3914 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 5.41 % change on previous year | 8.24 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 3.53 % change on previous year | 4.79 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), Malaysia or Upper middle income?
- Malaysia, at 15.62 % change on previous year against 1.91 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$) between Malaysia and Upper middle income?
- 13.71 % 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 general government final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
- Malaysia ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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 General government final consumption expenditure (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.