El Salvador vs Malaysia: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.1226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malaysia
0.1257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
87th
Malaysia rank
84th
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.1257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0031 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 166 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2659 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1524 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1975 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1492 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0483 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1647 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.119 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0458 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1449 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1306 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.1257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 0.0031 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.