Kenya vs Malaysia: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
23.3%
in 2024
Malaysia
23.9%
in 2024
Kenya rank
102nd
Malaysia rank
101st
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 23.9% against 23.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kenya ranks 102nd and Malaysia ranks 101st of 151 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 24.8% | 8.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 26.9% | 10.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 25.2% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 24.6% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 23.9% against 23.3% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 102nd and Malaysia ranks 101st of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.