Final consumption expenditure in Malaysia
Malaysia: Final consumption expenditure was 74.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Malaysia is 74.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Malaysia peaked at 81.2% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.6% | 74.3% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.0% | 62.2% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 63.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 51.3% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 53.9% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 60.7% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 69.2% | 74.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4.28 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.77 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -2.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 26.06 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -69.48 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -16.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 54,300 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 12,380 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.95 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Malaysia?
- Final consumption expenditure in Malaysia was 74.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1967.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Malaysia ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.