Other expense in Malaysia
Malaysia: Other expense was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other expense in Malaysia, 1996–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.3% for other expense in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.8% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Malaysia peaked at 5.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 140th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other expense in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.9% | — |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +247.4% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -91.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +778.7% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +38.6% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +54.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -93.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +168.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -43.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +73.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +40.4% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +319.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -91.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +778.7% | 0.3% | 2.6% |
| 2020 | +319.2% | 0.7% | 2.8% |
| 1998 | +247.4% | 1.1% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Malaysia?
- Other expense in Malaysia was 0.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for other expense?
- Malaysia ranks 140th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.