Colombia vs Malaysia: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
69.0%
in 2023
Malaysia
66.9%
in 2023
Colombia rank
64th
Malaysia rank
67th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 69.0% against 66.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 67th of 184 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75.9% | 71.0% | 4.9% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 79.6% | 65.8% | 13.9% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 79.1% | 52.6% | 26.5% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 81.3% | 49.8% | 31.5% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 47.0% | 32.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 43.4% | 28.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 57.9% | 8.7% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 66.6% | 1.1% | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Colombia, at 69.0% against 66.9% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 2.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 64th 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.