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Malaysia — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1900–2025 · 111 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The government consumption reading for Malaysia was 12.3% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 12% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.26 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 12.2% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2003–2025

PeriodValue
202512.3 % of GDP
202412 % of GDP
202311.9 % of GDP
202211.6 % of GDP
202112.6 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202013 % of GDP
201911.7 % of GDP
201812 % of GDP
201712.2 % of GDP
201612.6 % of GDP
201513.1 % of GDP
201413.3 % of GDP
201313.7 % of GDP
201213.8 % of GDP
201113.3 % of GDP
201012.6 % of GDP
200913 % of GDP
200811.5 % of GDP
200711.6 % of GDP
200611.2 % of GDP

Values before 2006, back to 2003, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.