Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Malaysia
Malaysia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 19.87 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Malaysia, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 19.87 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Malaysia peaked at 30.89 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.87 Percentage of GDP, in 2029.
Malaysia ranks 133rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.63 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 28.22 Percentage of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 27.14 Percentage of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 28.07 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 25.88 Percentage of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 24.54 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 25.57 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 25.89 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 26.92 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 30.89 Percentage of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 26.6 Percentage of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 27.09 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.51 Percentage of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 27.78 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 25.96 Percentage of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 24.71 Percentage of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 22.86 Percentage of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 22.04 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 22.8 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 23.57 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 25.04 Percentage of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 24.45 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 24.68 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 23.25 Percentage of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 21.12 Percentage of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 20.49 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2026 | 20.19 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2027 | 20.14 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 20.08 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 19.87 Percentage of GDP | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.88 Percentage of GDP | 24.54 Percentage of GDP | 30.89 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.19 Percentage of GDP | 22.04 Percentage of GDP | 28.51 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.93 Percentage of GDP | 19.87 Percentage of GDP | 25.04 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 130 Peru 20.45 Percentage of GDP compare
- 131 San Marino 20.33 Percentage of GDP compare
- 132 Benin 20.21 Percentage of GDP compare
- 134 Guinea-Bissau 19.77 Percentage of GDP compare
- 135 Yemen 19.58 Percentage of GDP compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 19.54 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 14.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5483 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 7,196 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 30,831 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5371 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Malaysia?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Malaysia was 19.87 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.89 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.87 Percentage of GDP in 2029.
- How does Malaysia rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Malaysia ranks 133rd out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.