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Federal spending · 2020

Where the money went

How the federal government raised and spent public money, from the Accountant General's audited financial statements.
Spent in 2020
RM 313.98 bn
Running costs
RM 224.60 bn
salaries, supplies, grants, debt charges
Development
RM 51.36 bn
projects and assets
Spent beyond revenue
RM 88.90 bn
against RM 225.07 bn raised

Who spent it

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

  1. 01Kementerian Pendidikan17.1% of spendingRM 53.61 bn
  2. 02Kumpulan Wang COVID-19COVID-19 Fund, spent outside the ministries' votesRM 38.02 bn
  3. 03Perbelanjaan Kerana Hutang NegaraInterest and other charges on government debtRM 34.49 bn
  4. 04Kementerian Kesihatan9.8% of spendingRM 30.84 bn
  5. 05Pencen, Elaun Bersara dan GanjaranPensions, retirement allowances and gratuitiesRM 26.39 bn
  6. 06Perkhidmatan Am Perbendaharaan5.1% of spendingRM 16.05 bn
  7. 07Kementerian Dalam Negeri4.9% of spendingRM 15.24 bn
  8. 08Kementerian Pertahanan4.5% of spendingRM 14.18 bn
  9. 09Perbendaharaan4.2% of spendingRM 13.26 bn
  10. 10Jabatan Perdana Menteri2.8% of spendingRM 8.79 bn
  11. 11Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar2.6% of spendingRM 8.10 bn
  12. 12Kementerian Kerja Raya2.2% of spendingRM 6.76 bn
  13. 13Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi2.1% of spendingRM 6.49 bn
  14. 14PerbendaharaanGrants to states and other Treasury paymentsRM 6.22 bn
  15. 15Kementerian Pengangkutan1.6% of spendingRM 4.88 bn
  16. 16Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan1.4% of spendingRM 4.32 bn
  17. 17Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Makanan1.3% of spendingRM 4.05 bn
  18. 18Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat0.8% of spendingRM 2.39 bn
  19. 19Kementerian Alam Sekitar dan Air0.8% of spendingRM 2.36 bn
  20. 20Kementerian Tenaga dan Sumber Asli0.7% of spendingRM 2.07 bn
  21. 21Peruntukan kepada Kumpulan Wang Terkanun0.5% of spendingRM 1.65 bn
  22. 22Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam0.5% of spendingRM 1.64 bn
  23. 23Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia0.5% of spendingRM 1.50 bn
  24. 24Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri0.4% of spendingRM 1.26 bn
  25. 25Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna0.4% of spendingRM 1.15 bn
  26. 26Kementerian Sumber Manusia0.3% of spendingRM 979.09 m
  27. 27Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya0.3% of spendingRM 895.19 m
  28. 28Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi0.3% of spendingRM 856.00 m
  29. 29Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan0.3% of spendingRM 828.48 m
  30. 30Kementerian Belia dan Sukan0.3% of spendingRM 803.13 m
  31. 31Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ekonomi0.2% of spendingRM 784.82 m
  32. 32Kementerian Luar Negeri0.2% of spendingRM 698.87 m
  33. 33Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi0.2% of spendingRM 564.24 m
  34. 34Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi0.2% of spendingRM 530.83 m
  35. 35Kementerian Perpaduan Negara0.1% of spendingRM 267.38 m
  36. 36Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia0.1% of spendingRM 265.85 m
  37. 37Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya0.1% of spendingRM 166.15 m
  38. 38Jabatan Peguam Negara0.1% of spendingRM 165.51 m
  39. 39Jabatan Audit Negara0.0% of spendingRM 138.75 m
  40. 40Perbelanjaan 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 129.67 m
  41. 41Parlimen0.0% of spendingRM 126.83 m
  42. 42Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam0.0% of spendingRM 34.38 m
  43. 43Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran0.0% of spendingRM 15.22 m
  44. 44Pejabat Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-raja0.0% of spendingRM 1.81 m

How the total is counted

Running costs are the operating statement's total less the RM 474.71 m it transferred to the Development Fund, which pays for development spending and would otherwise be counted twice. The total includes RM 38.02 bn spent from the COVID-19 Fund.

Figures come from the Jabatan Akauntan Negara's Penyata Kewangan Kerajaan Persekutuan 2020: 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 2020 · How we check every number