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Federal spending · 2018

Where the money went

How the federal government raised and spent public money, from the Accountant General's audited financial statements.
Spent in 2018
RM 287.06 bn
Running costs
RM 230.96 bn
salaries, supplies, grants, debt charges
Development
RM 56.10 bn
projects and assets
Spent beyond revenue
RM 54.17 bn
against RM 232.88 bn raised

Who spent it

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

  1. 01Kementerian Pendidikan16.2% of spendingRM 46.52 bn
  2. 02Perbelanjaan Kerana Hutang NegaraInterest and other charges on government debtRM 30.55 bn
  3. 03Kementerian Kesihatan9.4% of spendingRM 27.01 bn
  4. 04Perkhidmatan Am Perbendaharaan9.2% of spendingRM 26.48 bn
  5. 05Pencen, Elaun Bersara dan GanjaranPensions, retirement allowances and gratuitiesRM 23.87 bn
  6. 06Perbendaharaan5.6% of spendingRM 16.15 bn
  7. 07Kementerian Pertahanan5.5% of spendingRM 15.70 bn
  8. 08Kementerian Dalam Negeri5.0% of spendingRM 14.41 bn
  9. 09Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi4.6% of spendingRM 13.30 bn
  10. 10Jabatan Perdana Menteri4.2% of spendingRM 12.15 bn
  11. 11Kementerian Kerja Raya2.7% of spendingRM 7.70 bn
  12. 12Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar2.5% of spendingRM 7.20 bn
  13. 13PerbendaharaanGrants to states and other Treasury paymentsRM 5.98 bn
  14. 14Kementerian Pengangkutan2.0% of spendingRM 5.77 bn
  15. 15Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani1.7% of spendingRM 4.85 bn
  16. 16Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan1.6% of spendingRM 4.64 bn
  17. 17Kementerian Air, Tanah dan Sumber Asli1.0% of spendingRM 2.99 bn
  18. 18Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ekonomi0.9% of spendingRM 2.69 bn
  19. 19Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat0.7% of spendingRM 2.14 bn
  20. 20Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam0.7% of spendingRM 2.00 bn
  21. 21Kementerian Komunikasi dan Multimedia0.7% of spendingRM 1.96 bn
  22. 22Peruntukan kepada Kumpulan Wang Terkanun0.6% of spendingRM 1.66 bn
  23. 23Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri0.4% of spendingRM 1.26 bn
  24. 24Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan0.4% of spendingRM 1.26 bn
  25. 25Kementerian Sumber Manusia0.4% of spendingRM 1.25 bn
  26. 26Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna0.4% of spendingRM 1.23 bn
  27. 27Kementerian Tenaga, Sains, Teknologi, Alam Sekitar dan Perubahan Iklim0.4% of spendingRM 1.21 bn
  28. 28Kementerian Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air0.3% of spendingRM 982.99 m
  29. 29Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya0.3% of spendingRM 827.12 m
  30. 30Kementerian Luar Negeri0.3% of spendingRM 724.46 m
  31. 31Kementerian Belia dan Sukan0.2% of spendingRM 639.37 m
  32. 32Kementerian Industri Utama0.2% of spendingRM 499.67 m
  33. 33Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya0.1% of spendingRM 404.31 m
  34. 34Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia0.1% of spendingRM 235.99 m
  35. 35Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan0.1% of spendingRM 194.58 m
  36. 36Jabatan Peguam Negara0.1% of spendingRM 147.06 m
  37. 37Jabatan Audit Negara0.0% of spendingRM 142.94 m
  38. 38Perbelanjaan 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 129.40 m
  39. 39Parlimen0.0% of spendingRM 124.17 m
  40. 40Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam0.0% of spendingRM 35.79 m
  41. 41Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pelajaran0.0% of spendingRM 15.92 m
  42. 42Pejabat Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-raja0.0% of spendingRM 2.04 m

How the total is counted

Running costs are the operating statement's total less the RM 1.92 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 2018: 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 2018 · How we check every number