Malaysia vs South Africa: Goods and services expense
Malaysia
11.6%
in 2023
South Africa
11.5%
in 2022
Malaysia rank
94th
South Africa rank
97th
Goods and services expense over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 11.6% against 11.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 97th of 154 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 9.0% | 5.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 11.7% | 6.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 11.2% | 4.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Malaysia or South Africa?
- Malaysia, at 11.6% against 11.5% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Malaysia ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 97th 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
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.