Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Malaysia
66.9%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
66.4%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
67th
Sri Lanka rank
70th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 66.9% against 66.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malaysia ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.0% | 81.2% | 10.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 65.8% | 78.6% | 12.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 75.1% | 22.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 67.6% | 17.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 68.1% | 21.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 67.8% | 24.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 62.5% | 4.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 63.3% | 3.3% | Malaysia |
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, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Malaysia, at 66.9% against 66.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th 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.