Canada vs Malaysia: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Canada
- Malaysia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 43.95 billion current LCU against 37.67 billion current LCU in Malaysia, a difference of 6.29 billion current LCU.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 75th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.59 billion current LCU | 7.09 billion current LCU | 6.50 billion current LCU | Canada |
| 2000s | 18.84 billion current LCU | 17.65 billion current LCU | 1.19 billion current LCU | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.52 billion current LCU | 32.08 billion current LCU | 6.56 billion current LCU | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 38.64 billion current LCU | 32.50 billion current LCU | 6.14 billion current LCU | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Canada or Malaysia?
- Canada, at 43.95 billion current LCU against 37.67 billion current LCU in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Canada and Malaysia?
- 6.29 billion current LCU, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Malaysia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Canada ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 75th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.