Which has higher goods and services expense, Malaysia or Mongolia?

Mongolia, at 11.8% against 11.6% in Malaysia as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mongolia?

24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.

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.

Malaysia vs Mongolia: Goods and services expense

Malaysia

11.6%

in 2023

Mongolia

11.8%

in 2021

Malaysia rank

94th

Mongolia rank

93rd

Goods and services expense over time

Malaysia
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 11.8% against 11.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mongolia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 94th and Mongolia ranks 93rd of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.2%	26.3%	12.1%	Mongolia
2000s	17.7%	27.9%	10.2%	Mongolia
2010s	15.4%	14.5%	0.9%	Malaysia
2020s	10.3%	13.3%	3.1%	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Malaysia or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 11.8% against 11.6% in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Malaysia and Mongolia?: 0.2%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mongolia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Mongolia rank globally for goods and services expense?: Malaysia ranks 94th and Mongolia ranks 93rd 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.