Revenue, excluding grants in Malaysia
Malaysia: Revenue, excluding grants was 16.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Revenue, excluding grants in Malaysia, 1996–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 16.8% for revenue, excluding grants in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Malaysia peaked at 23.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 120th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23.3% | — |
| 1997 | 23.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.6% | 23.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.5% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.1% | 17.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 117 Dominican Republic 17.5% compare
- 118 Switzerland 17.0% compare
- 119 Argentina 16.9% compare
- 121 Philippines 16.7% compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 16.6% compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 16.5% 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,141 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9446 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 12,398 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 53,116 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Malaysia?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Malaysia was 16.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Malaysia ranks 120th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants 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 Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.