Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 56.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Malaysia is 56.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Malaysia peaked at 68.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 99th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.4% | — |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 52.6% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 54.6% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 49.5% | 56.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More infrastructure data for Malaysia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2311 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Malaysia?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Malaysia was 56.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Malaysia ranks 99th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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