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Government > Spending Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Singapore

Definitions

  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees."
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends."
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends."
  • Goods and services expense > % of expense: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Goods and services expense > Current LCU: Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Own-account capital formation is excluded.
  • Interest payments > % of expense: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > % of revenue: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Interest payments > Current LCU: Interest payments include interest payments on government debt--including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments--to domestic and foreign residents."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
  • Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind."
STAT Malaysia Singapore HISTORY
Compensation of employees > % of expense 29.62%
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Singapore
27.15%
Ranked 33th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 23.51 billion
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Singapore
10.79 billion
Ranked 61st.

Expense > % of GDP 18.95%
Ranked 72nd. 30% more than Singapore
14.53%
Ranked 80th.

Expense > Current LCU 79.37 billion
Ranked 54th. Twice as much as Singapore
39.73 billion
Ranked 62nd.

Goods and services expense > % of expense 25.95%
Ranked 21st.
39.74%
Ranked 4th. 53% more than Malaysia

Goods and services expense > Current LCU 20.6 billion
Ranked 42nd. 30% more than Singapore
15.79 billion
Ranked 50th.

Interest payments > % of expense 12.44%
Ranked 29th. 156 times more than Singapore
0.08%
Ranked 85th.

Interest payments > % of revenue 10.54%
Ranked 39th. 176 times more than Singapore
0.06%
Ranked 86th.

Interest payments > Current LCU 9.87 billion
Ranked 50th. 299 times more than Singapore
33 million
Ranked 86th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 31.42%
Ranked 62nd. 105 times more than Singapore
0.3%
Ranked 87th.

Subsidies and other transfers > Current LCU 24.94 billion
Ranked 52nd. 210 times more than Singapore
119 million
Ranked 86th.

SOURCES: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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