Benin vs Malaysia: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Benin
67.4%
in 2023
Malaysia
66.9%
in 2023
Benin rank
66th
Malaysia rank
67th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Malaysia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 67.4% against 66.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Malaysia ahead.
Benin ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 67th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.5% | 72.4% | 14.0% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 63.0% | 65.8% | 2.7% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 52.9% | 52.6% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 49.8% | 15.4% | Benin |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 47.0% | 35.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 43.4% | 35.2% | Benin |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 57.9% | 14.3% | Benin |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 66.6% | 1.9% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Malaysia?
- Benin, at 67.4% against 66.9% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Malaysia rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 67th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.