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Malaysia - Government Spending 2008

Name: Malaysia Government Spending 2008
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

19.57% +1.45% from 2007 Global rank: 40th

Malaysia's government spending was 19.57% in 2008, increased +1.45% from 18.12% in 2007. This was the 40th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾

Government Spending by Country - 2008
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Equatorial Guinea	4.16%	21.4%
2nd	Cambodia	7.28%	4.0%
3rd	Bangladesh	9.43%	8.8%
4th	Madagascar	9.48%	-2.1%
5th	Togo	9.60%	-17.5%
6th	Mali	10.28%	-6.3%
7th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	10.76%	-7.3%
8th	Burkina Faso	10.76%	-12.6%
9th	Lao PDR	10.78%	-
10th	Paraguay	10.81%	-5.8%
11th	Central African Republic	11.01%	13.9%
12th	Côte d'Ivoire	11.02%	3.4%
13th	Guatemala	11.87%	-6.2%
14th	Bahamas, The	12.78%	7.7%
15th	Philippines	13.58%	-2.2%
16th	Macao SAR, China	13.68%	35.8%
17th	Singapore	14.50%	19.4%
18th	Nicaragua	15.21%	3.5%
19th	Japan	15.26%	9.0%
20th	Congo, Republic of	15.30%	-17.2%
21st	Dominican Republic	15.41%	13.4%
22nd	Switzerland	15.84%	-3.1%
23rd	St. Lucia	16.16%	20.9%
24th	Bahrain	16.22%	1.3%
25th	Zambia	16.38%	11.0%
26th	Thailand	17.06%	3.1%
27th	Canada	17.08%	0.7%
28th	India	17.23%	12.9%
29th	Korea	17.57%	1.5%
30th	Mauritius	17.79%	-1.3%
31st	Peru	17.82%	-1.8%
32nd	Belize	18.23%	1.6%
33rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	18.25%	8.5%
34th	Chile	18.41%	14.8%
35th	Indonesia	18.45%	9.5%
36th	Azerbaijan	18.51%	-2.6%
37th	Micronesia, Federated States of	18.57%	-
38th	Cabo Verde	19.05%	-7.6%
39th	Sri Lanka	19.21%	-4.2%
40th	Malaysia	19.57%	8.0%
41st	Angola	20.06%	7.8%
42nd	Ghana	20.55%	15.0%
43rd	Armenia	21.14%	24.0%
44th	Fiji	21.44%	-7.3%
45th	Russian Federation	21.53%	-6.4%
46th	Bhutan	21.55%	23.1%
47th	Costa Rica	21.67%	2.4%
48th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	21.80%	10.9%
49th	Honduras	22.05%	-1.7%
50th	El Salvador	22.75%	10.8%
51st	United States	22.79%	9.2%
52nd	Australia	24.27%	-0.5%
53rd	Morocco	24.41%	4.6%
54th	Colombia	24.57%	-11.1%
55th	Seychelles	24.62%	-19.1%
56th	Uruguay	24.98%	-4.1%
57th	Namibia	25.16%	9.7%
58th	Mongolia	25.46%	9.7%
59th	St. Kitts and Nevis	25.54%	25.5%
60th	Maldives	25.67%	-6.4%
61st	Trinidad and Tobago	26.43%	7.8%
62nd	Eswatini	26.50%	20.6%
63rd	South Africa	27.18%	4.2%
64th	Tunisia	27.32%	4.4%
65th	Germany	27.81%	1.0%
66th	Spain	28.60%	4.3%
67th	Georgia	29.54%	13.0%
68th	Türkiye	30.15%	38.0%
69th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	30.32%	3.4%
70th	Jordan	30.47%	-10.1%
71st	Lebanon	30.55%	-3.2%
72nd	North Macedonia	30.55%	4.3%
73rd	Latvia	30.64%	17.4%
74th	Norway	30.67%	-4.1%
75th	San Marino	30.71%	0.9%
76th	Barbados	30.86%	5.5%
77th	Jamaica	31.09%	8.9%
78th	Sweden	31.74%	1.5%
79th	Bulgaria	31.81%	-3.0%
80th	Romania	32.05%	-2.3%
81st	Czechia	32.12%	-0.8%
82nd	New Zealand	32.56%	4.0%
83rd	Moldova	32.78%	1.1%
84th	Finland	33.37%	2.2%
85th	Belarus	33.95%	-2.0%
86th	Estonia	34.38%	17.5%
87th	Lithuania	34.45%	10.0%
88th	Serbia	34.54%	4.5%
89th	Luxembourg	34.63%	1.9%
90th	Slovak Republic	34.84%	0.0%
91st	Denmark	35.57%	1.7%
92nd	Ukraine	35.70%	6.5%
93rd	Botswana	35.75%	14.8%
94th	Poland	35.81%	2.1%
95th	European Union	36.17%	2.3%
96th	Ireland	37.07%	16.1%
97th	Israel	37.50%	1.6%
98th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	37.83%	4.9%
99th	Croatia	37.96%	3.5%
100th	Cyprus	37.97%	1.7%
101st	Netherlands	38.41%	1.8%
102nd	Portugal	40.20%	2.6%
103rd	Italy	40.56%	3.8%
104th	United Kingdom	41.00%	7.2%
105th	Slovenia	41.10%	2.8%
106th	West Bank and Gaza	41.53%	7.9%
107th	Malta	41.70%	5.0%
108th	Belgium	42.10%	4.5%
109th	Hungary	44.32%	4.5%
110th	Austria	44.88%	1.3%
111th	France	45.23%	0.7%
112th	Lesotho	46.49%	12.1%
113th	Greece	47.85%	7.0%
114th	Palau	50.27%	-
115th	Iceland	50.33%	57.7%
116th	Afghanistan	50.72%	109.2%
117th	Marshall Islands	62.00%	-

FAQ

What was Malaysia's government spending in 2008?▾

Malaysia's government spending in 2008 was 19.57%. This ranked 40th globally.

How did Malaysia's government spending change in 2008?▾

Malaysia's government spending increased by 8.0% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2008?▾

Marshall Islands had the highest government spending in 2008 at 62.00%.

What is the government spending of Malaysia in 2008?▾

The government spending of Malaysia in 2008 was 19.57%. This ranked 40th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Malaysia's government spending?▾

Malaysia's government spending went from 18.12% in 2007 to 19.57% in 2008, a 8.0% increase.

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