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Federal spending · 2017

Where the money went

How the federal government raised and spent public money, from the Accountant General's audited financial statements.
Spent in 2017
RM 262.58 bn
Running costs
RM 217.70 bn
salaries, supplies, grants, debt charges
Development
RM 44.88 bn
projects and assets
Spent beyond revenue
RM 42.17 bn
against RM 220.41 bn raised

Who spent it

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

  1. 01Kementerian Pendidikan17.1% of spendingRM 44.88 bn
  2. 02Perbelanjaan Kerana Hutang NegaraInterest and other charges on government debtRM 27.86 bn
  3. 03Perkhidmatan Am Perbendaharaan10.1% of spendingRM 26.52 bn
  4. 04Kementerian Kesihatan9.6% of spendingRM 25.24 bn
  5. 05Pencen, Elaun Bersara dan GanjaranPensions, retirement allowances and gratuitiesRM 21.88 bn
  6. 06Jabatan Perdana Menteri6.1% of spendingRM 15.95 bn
  7. 07Kementerian Pertahanan5.7% of spendingRM 15.03 bn
  8. 08Kementerian Dalam Negeri5.2% of spendingRM 13.61 bn
  9. 09Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi4.8% of spendingRM 12.55 bn
  10. 10Kementerian Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah3.4% of spendingRM 8.82 bn
  11. 11Kementerian Kerja Raya2.3% of spendingRM 6.03 bn
  12. 12PerbendaharaanGrants to states and other Treasury paymentsRM 5.75 bn
  13. 13Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan2.0% of spendingRM 5.12 bn
  14. 14Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani1.9% of spendingRM 5.00 bn
  15. 15Kementerian Pengangkutan1.7% of spendingRM 4.44 bn
  16. 16Perbendaharaan1.6% of spendingRM 4.22 bn
  17. 17Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar0.9% of spendingRM 2.31 bn
  18. 18Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat0.8% of spendingRM 2.09 bn
  19. 19Peruntukan kepada Kumpulan Wang Terkanun0.7% of spendingRM 1.76 bn
  20. 20Kementerian Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air0.6% of spendingRM 1.62 bn
  21. 21Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia0.6% of spendingRM 1.58 bn
  22. 22Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri0.5% of spendingRM 1.24 bn
  23. 23Kementerian Sumber Manusia0.4% of spendingRM 1.17 bn
  24. 24Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan0.4% of spendingRM 1.16 bn
  25. 25Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi0.4% of spendingRM 1.05 bn
  26. 26Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam0.4% of spendingRM 1.03 bn
  27. 27Kementerian Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan0.4% of spendingRM 936.53 m
  28. 28Kementerian Luar Negeri0.3% of spendingRM 783.19 m
  29. 29Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan0.3% of spendingRM 767.96 m
  30. 30Kementerian Belia dan Sukan0.3% of spendingRM 700.23 m
  31. 31Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi0.2% of spendingRM 528.77 m
  32. 32Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia0.1% of spendingRM 247.69 m
  33. 33Jabatan Peguam Negara0.1% of spendingRM 147.10 m
  34. 34Perbelanjaan 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 137.02 m
  35. 35Jabatan Audit Negara0.1% of spendingRM 133.54 m
  36. 36Parlimen0.0% of spendingRM 121.36 m
  37. 37Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya0.0% of spendingRM 114.77 m
  38. 38Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam0.0% of spendingRM 34.07 m
  39. 39Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran0.0% of spendingRM 14.94 m
  40. 40Pejabat Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-raja0.0% of spendingRM 2.07 m

How the total is counted

Running costs are the operating statement's total less the RM 2.71 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 2017: 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 2017 · How we check every number