Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 14.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malaysia is 14.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malaysia peaked at 25.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2008.
That places Malaysia 65th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4% | — |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 14.0% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 14.1% | 20.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malaysia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Malaysia was 14.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Malaysia ranks 65th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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