Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)
Costa Rica
-0.6651 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
-1.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
154th
Malaysia rank
156th
Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.6651 % change on previous year against -1.69 % change on previous year in Malaysia, a difference of 1.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 154th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 13.41 % change on previous year | 6.65 % change on previous year | 6.75 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 27.74 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 24.08 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 20.52 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 17.73 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.65 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | 7.31 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 0.4252 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country), Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at -0.6651 % change on previous year against -1.69 % change on previous year in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 1.02 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)?
- Costa Rica ranks 154th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country), 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 Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.