Malaysia — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1949–2030 · 81 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 23.9% of GDP in 2024 was −0.5 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 23.8% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2014–2030

PeriodValue
203021.9 % of GDP
202922 % of GDP
202822.3 % of GDP
202722.5 % of GDP
202622.7 % of GDP
12 earlier values, back to 2014
202523.4 % of GDP
202423.9 % of GDP
202324.9 % of GDP
202224.6 % of GDP
202124.5 % of GDP
202025 % of GDP
201923.6 % of GDP
201822.8 % of GDP
201722 % of GDP
201622.9 % of GDP
201524.7 % of GDP
201426 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.