Government Spending / Malaysia
Malaysia Government Spending
Malaysia government spending data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 11.96%.
COUNTRY: Malaysia
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
UPDATED: 2026-09-16 11:16:34
ECONOMY DATA RATING
Malaysia · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
70 / 100
Good stability
Fiscal stability
9.0 / 25
Macroeconomic stability
20.0 / 20
External stability
6.0 / 15
Financial robustness
14.0 / 15
Structural stability
12.0 / 15
Future capacity
8.0 / 10
Demographic capacity
4.0 / 5
Method: Economy Data multi-pillar stability model with structural and financial robustness adjustment. Coverage: 100% of weighted inputs available.
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Malaysia · government spending data as percent of GDP.
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11.96%
Previous
11.97%
Range avg.
12.26%
Rank
59
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11.96%2024 · Rank 59
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This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.
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