Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP
Malaysia
24.8%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
26.9%
in 2019
Malaysia rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
24th
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 26.9% against 24.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 1.8% | 34.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 21.0% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 26.9% against 24.8% in Malaysia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 2.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).