Malaysia — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1949–2031 · 82 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Malaysia's combined government expenditure reading was 23.4% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 24% of GDP in 2024 was −0.59 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 23.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2015–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 21.6 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 21.6 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 21.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 21.8 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 22.1 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2026 | 22.5 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 23.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 24.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 24.5 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 23.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 22.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 22 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 22.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 24.7 % of GDP |