Malaysia vs Panama: Gross national expenditure
Malaysia
94.5%
in 2025
Panama
95.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
148th
Panama rank
145th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Malaysia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 95.0% against 94.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Malaysia ranks 148th and Panama ranks 145th of 186 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.8% | 100.2% | 5.3% | Panama |
| 1970s | 95.7% | 106.4% | 10.7% | Panama |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 102.2% | 4.8% | Panama |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 106.1% | 10.4% | Panama |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 102.0% | 22.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 102.7% | 12.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 96.5% | 2.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Malaysia or Panama?
- Panama, at 95.0% against 94.5% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Malaysia and Panama?
- 0.5%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Panama?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Panama rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Malaysia ranks 148th and Panama ranks 145th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.