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Federal spending · 2019

Where the money went

How the federal government raised and spent public money, from the Accountant General's audited financial statements.
Spent in 2019
RM 317.52 bn
Running costs
RM 263.34 bn
salaries, supplies, grants, debt charges
Development
RM 54.17 bn
projects and assets
Spent beyond revenue
RM 53.10 bn
against RM 264.41 bn raised

Who spent it

Every ministry, with its running costs and development projects together, and the charges paid outside any ministry.

  1. 01Kementerian Pendidikan19.0% of spendingRM 60.43 bn
  2. 02Peruntukan kepada Kumpulan Wang Terkanun12.2% of spendingRM 38.82 bn
  3. 03Perbelanjaan Kerana Hutang NegaraInterest and other charges on government debtRM 32.93 bn
  4. 04Kementerian Kesihatan9.3% of spendingRM 29.43 bn
  5. 05Pencen, Elaun Bersara dan GanjaranPensions, retirement allowances and gratuitiesRM 24.91 bn
  6. 06Perkhidmatan Am Perbendaharaan6.4% of spendingRM 20.40 bn
  7. 07Kementerian Dalam Negeri4.6% of spendingRM 14.54 bn
  8. 08Perbendaharaan4.5% of spendingRM 14.32 bn
  9. 09Kementerian Pertahanan4.3% of spendingRM 13.51 bn
  10. 10Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar2.5% of spendingRM 7.80 bn
  11. 11Kementerian Pengangkutan2.2% of spendingRM 7.02 bn
  12. 12Jabatan Perdana Menteri2.2% of spendingRM 6.96 bn
  13. 13Kementerian Kerja Raya2.0% of spendingRM 6.49 bn
  14. 14PerbendaharaanGrants to states and other Treasury paymentsRM 6.12 bn
  15. 15Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan1.8% of spendingRM 5.84 bn
  16. 16Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani1.4% of spendingRM 4.51 bn
  17. 17Kementerian Air, Tanah dan Sumber Asli1.2% of spendingRM 3.92 bn
  18. 18Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ekonomi1.1% of spendingRM 3.39 bn
  19. 19Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat0.7% of spendingRM 2.29 bn
  20. 20Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri0.5% of spendingRM 1.53 bn
  21. 21Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam0.5% of spendingRM 1.52 bn
  22. 22Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan0.5% of spendingRM 1.45 bn
  23. 23Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia0.4% of spendingRM 1.38 bn
  24. 24Kementerian Tenaga, Sains, Teknologi, Alam Sekitar dan Perubahan Iklim0.4% of spendingRM 1.36 bn
  25. 25Kementerian Sumber Manusia0.4% of spendingRM 1.11 bn
  26. 26Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya0.3% of spendingRM 976.75 m
  27. 27Kementerian Belia dan Sukan0.3% of spendingRM 968.28 m
  28. 28Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna0.3% of spendingRM 938.66 m
  29. 29Kementerian Luar Negeri0.2% of spendingRM 724.69 m
  30. 30Kementerian Industri Utama0.2% of spendingRM 486.65 m
  31. 31Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan0.1% of spendingRM 457.67 m
  32. 32Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia0.1% of spendingRM 267.42 m
  33. 33Jabatan Peguam Negara0.1% of spendingRM 163.43 m
  34. 34Jabatan Audit Negara0.0% of spendingRM 145.37 m
  35. 35Parlimen0.0% of spendingRM 134.62 m
  36. 36Perbelanjaan Tanggungan lainOther charged expenditure: Peruntukan Diraja bagi S.P.B. yang Di-pertuan Agong, Elaun-elaun Diraja, Ketua Hakim Negara, Hakim Besar dan Hakim, Ketua Audit Negara, Yang di - Pertua Dewan Rakyat, Yang di - Pertua Dewan Negara, Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya, Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Kehakiman dan Perundangan, Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam, Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran, Suruhanjaya Pasukan PolisRM 125.19 m
  37. 37Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya0.0% of spendingRM 71.28 m
  38. 38Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam0.0% of spendingRM 37.75 m
  39. 39Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran0.0% of spendingRM 15.48 m
  40. 40Pejabat Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-raja0.0% of spendingRM 2.29 m

How the total is counted

Running costs are the operating statement's total less the RM 1.07 bn it transferred to the Development Fund, which pays for development spending and would otherwise be counted twice.

Figures come from the Jabatan Akauntan Negara's Penyata Kewangan Kerajaan Persekutuan 2019: revenue from Note 5(a), spending from Lampiran 1 to 3. Every total the statement prints is recomputed from its line items before it is published. Full breakdown for 2019 · How we check every number