What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Malaysia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Republic of Korea

0.948 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malaysia

0.9446 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Republic of Korea rank

146th

Malaysia rank

148th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Republic of Korea
Malaysia

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.948 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9446 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 146th and Malaysia ranks 148th of 186 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9484 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea
1970s	1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.957 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea
1980s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9741 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea
1990s	0.9938 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9566 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea
2000s	0.9839 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7998 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.184 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea
2010s	0.9609 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea
2020s	0.9722 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9393 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Republic of Korea or Malaysia?: Republic of Korea, at 0.948 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9446 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Malaysia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Republic of Korea ranks 146th and Malaysia ranks 148th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.