Iraq vs Malaysia: Goods and services expense

Iraq
12.4%
in 2019
Malaysia
11.6%
in 2023
Iraq rank
92nd
Malaysia rank
94th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Iraq
  • Malaysia
5101520199620092023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.4% against 11.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Malaysia ahead.

Iraq ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 94th of 154 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Iraq or Malaysia?
Iraq, at 12.4% against 11.6% in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Iraq and Malaysia?
0.8%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malaysia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Malaysia rank globally for goods and services expense?
Iraq ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 94th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.