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Federal spending · 2016

Where the money went

How the federal government raised and spent public money, from the Accountant General's audited financial statements.
Spent in 2016
RM 252.17 bn
Running costs
RM 210.17 bn
salaries, supplies, grants, debt charges
Development
RM 42.00 bn
projects and assets
Spent beyond revenue
RM 39.75 bn
against RM 212.42 bn raised

Who spent it

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

  1. 01Kementerian Pendidikan16.3% of spendingRM 41.01 bn
  2. 02Perbelanjaan Kerana Hutang NegaraInterest and other charges on government debtRM 26.48 bn
  3. 03Perkhidmatan Am Perbendaharaan9.5% of spendingRM 23.99 bn
  4. 04Kementerian Kesihatan9.0% of spendingRM 22.74 bn
  5. 05Pencen, Elaun Bersara dan GanjaranPensions, retirement allowances and gratuitiesRM 20.36 bn
  6. 06Jabatan Perdana Menteri7.0% of spendingRM 17.73 bn
  7. 07Kementerian Pertahanan5.7% of spendingRM 14.42 bn
  8. 08Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi5.3% of spendingRM 13.30 bn
  9. 09Kementerian Dalam Negeri5.0% of spendingRM 12.71 bn
  10. 10Kementerian Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah3.9% of spendingRM 9.78 bn
  11. 11Kementerian Kerja Raya2.3% of spendingRM 5.78 bn
  12. 12PerbendaharaanGrants to states and other Treasury paymentsRM 5.42 bn
  13. 13Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani1.9% of spendingRM 4.89 bn
  14. 14Perbendaharaan1.6% of spendingRM 4.15 bn
  15. 15Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan1.5% of spendingRM 3.68 bn
  16. 16Kementerian Pengangkutan1.4% of spendingRM 3.62 bn
  17. 17Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam1.0% of spendingRM 2.52 bn
  18. 18Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar1.0% of spendingRM 2.50 bn
  19. 19Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat0.8% of spendingRM 2.08 bn
  20. 20Kementerian Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air0.8% of spendingRM 1.97 bn
  21. 21Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia0.6% of spendingRM 1.46 bn
  22. 22Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri0.6% of spendingRM 1.46 bn
  23. 23Peruntukan kepada Kumpulan Wang Terkanun0.5% of spendingRM 1.35 bn
  24. 24Kementerian Sumber Manusia0.5% of spendingRM 1.31 bn
  25. 25Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan0.5% of spendingRM 1.30 bn
  26. 26Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi0.4% of spendingRM 1.13 bn
  27. 27Kementerian Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan0.4% of spendingRM 1.11 bn
  28. 28Kementerian Belia dan Sukan0.3% of spendingRM 865.87 m
  29. 29Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan0.3% of spendingRM 764.57 m
  30. 30Kementerian Luar Negeri0.3% of spendingRM 694.02 m
  31. 31Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi0.2% of spendingRM 540.67 m
  32. 32Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia0.1% of spendingRM 241.17 m
  33. 33Jabatan Peguam Negara0.1% of spendingRM 178.74 m
  34. 34Jabatan Audit Negara0.1% of spendingRM 154.02 m
  35. 35Perbelanjaan 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 Perundangan, Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam, Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran, Suruhanjaya Pasukan PolisRM 143.23 m
  36. 36Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya0.1% of spendingRM 141.43 m
  37. 37Parlimen0.1% of spendingRM 131.12 m
  38. 38Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam0.0% of spendingRM 43.79 m
  39. 39Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran0.0% of spendingRM 15.92 m
  40. 40Pejabat Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-raja0.0% of spendingRM 1.91 m

How the total is counted

Running costs are the operating statement's total less the RM 2.25 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 2016: 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 2016 · How we check every number