Hong Kong vs Malaysia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Hong Kong
12.3%
in 2023
Malaysia
12.5%
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
157th
Malaysia rank
155th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.5% against 12.3% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 157th and Malaysia ranks 155th of 184 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 16.8% | 12.5% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 18.2% | 13.5% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 19.6% | 12.0% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 15.2% | 8.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 17.6% | 9.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 14.5% | 5.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.7% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Hong Kong or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 12.5% against 12.3% in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Hong Kong and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Malaysia rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Hong Kong ranks 157th and Malaysia ranks 155th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.