Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Malaysia or Philippines?

Malaysia, at 16.8% against 16.7% in Philippines as of 2024.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Philippines: Revenue, excluding grants

Malaysia

16.8%

in 2024

Philippines

16.7%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

120th

Philippines rank

121st

Revenue, excluding grants over time

Malaysia
Philippines

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 16.8% against 16.7% in Philippines, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 121st of 157 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.6%	15.5%	6.1%	Malaysia
2000s	20.9%	14.0%	7.0%	Malaysia
2010s	18.7%	14.4%	4.3%	Malaysia
2020s	16.3%	16.0%	0.3%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Malaysia or Philippines?: Malaysia, at 16.8% against 16.7% in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Malaysia and Philippines?: 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Philippines rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?: Malaysia ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 121st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.