Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Malaysia
Malaysia: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 61.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malaysia is 61.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malaysia peaked at 66.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 102nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.0% | — |
| 1961 | 65.9% | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 63.8% | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 62.7% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 60.2% | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 59.9% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 63.7% | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 63.0% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 59.9% | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 60.0% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 60.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 55.1% | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 58.6% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 52.4% | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 51.7% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 48.3% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 50.5% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 51.8% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 48.2% | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 49.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 61.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.8% | 59.9% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.5% | 48.3% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 48.2% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 41.6% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 43.8% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 48.0% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 57.6% | 61.6% | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malaysia?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malaysia was 61.6% 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 66.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Malaysia ranks 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.