Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Malaysia
Malaysia: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 5.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Malaysia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.2% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malaysia peaked at 13.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, -10.2%, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 43rd out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.3% | — |
| 1962 | 4.9% | -23.0% |
| 1963 | 3.3% | -33.2% |
| 1964 | 5.3% | +62.0% |
| 1965 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | -29.1% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -73.9% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | +56.3% |
| 1969 | 6.5% | +315.3% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | -47.6% |
| 1971 | 6.2% | +81.7% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 8.8% | +66.1% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | -0.6% | -106.5% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | -1072.4% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | +77.7% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 10.8% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | -59.9% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -35.2% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +102.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -94.7% |
| 1986 | -10.0% | -3017.0% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -120.6% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +471.0% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -48.6% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +50.2% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -41.1% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -37.2% |
| 1998 | -10.2% | -337.5% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -127.9% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +355.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -76.8% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +27.9% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +109.5% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +58.0% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -93.6% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +1138.9% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | -3.9% | -151.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -145.3% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +538.2% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -59.5% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 1.0% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.9% | -0.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | -10.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | -10.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 0.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | -3.9% | 11.4% | 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,685 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8766 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 11,506 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2141 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malaysia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malaysia was 5.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.2% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.