Malaysia vs Tonga: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Malaysia
4.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tonga
3.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia rank
115th
Tonga rank
118th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Tonga
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 4.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 118th of 186 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7152 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9639 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2375 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4706 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7361 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Tonga?
- Malaysia, at 4.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Tonga?
- 0.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tonga?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Tonga rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 115th and Tonga ranks 118th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.