Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 18.28 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Malaysia, 1991–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Malaysia is 18.28, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 30.01 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18.28, in 2030.
Malaysia ranks 153rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.99 | — |
| 1992 | 30.01 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 28.05 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 28.72 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 25.7 | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 25.66 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 26 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 22.49 | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 21.64 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 19.58 | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 23.86 | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 23.18 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 23.47 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 22.53 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 21.7 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 22.97 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 23.32 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 23.52 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.01 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 22.29 | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 23.52 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 25.4 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 24.3 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 23.33 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 22.16 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 20.25 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 19.63 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 20.16 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 21.57 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 20.14 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 18.42 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 20.08 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 20.94 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 19.91 | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 19.76 | -0.8% |
| 2026 | 19.12 | -3.2% |
| 2027 | 18.84 | -1.4% |
| 2028 | 18.62 | -1.2% |
| 2029 | 18.43 | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 18.28 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.36 | 21.64 | 30.01 | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.91 | 19.58 | 25.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.26 | 19.63 | 25.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.43 | 18.42 | 20.94 | 10 |
| 2030s | 18.28 | 18.28 | 18.28 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More public sector data for Malaysia
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -90.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 121.29 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 21.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Malaysia?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Malaysia was 18.28 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.01 in 1992.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.28 in 2030.
- How does Malaysia rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October