Gross national expenditure in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross national expenditure was 94.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national expenditure in Malaysia is 94.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Malaysia peaked at 108.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1999.
Malaysia ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.2% | — |
| 1961 | 93.1% | +8.0% |
| 1962 | 97.1% | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 98.3% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 95.5% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 97.6% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 96.5% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 89.8% | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 95.8% | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 98.6% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 101.3% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 94.4% | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 99.8% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 89.6% | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 92.5% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 94.4% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 91.1% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 97.5% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 106.2% | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 108.7% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 105.0% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 98.1% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 94.9% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 93.9% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 86.1% | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 89.8% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 93.9% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 103.7% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 98.6% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 100.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 101.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 103.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 98.6% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | -21.3% |
| 1999 | 74.9% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.8% | 86.2% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 95.7% | 89.6% | 101.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 86.1% | 108.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 74.9% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 77.7% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 84.1% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 92.8% | 95.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 39,906 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,247 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2133 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Malaysia?
- Gross national expenditure in Malaysia was 94.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1999.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross national expenditure?
- Malaysia ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.