SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX 2019

Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) of Malaysia for the year 2019 integrates the economic and social statistics in a comprehensive framework. SAM describes the distribution of income and expenditure in a balanced structure within institutions, namely households, financial & non-financial corporations, government as well as rest of the world. 

HOUSEHOLDS
The sources of household income incorporates compensation of employees & unincorporated business profits, distributed profits, household financing, social benefits & periodical payments, current transfers and social benefits received from abroad. The total household income recorded RM989.2 billion in 2019, with compensation of employees & unincorporated business profits as the main contributor with a value of RM763.7 billion (77.2%). Distributed profits, household financing, social benefits and periodical payments as well as current transfers contributed RM99.4 billion (10.0%), RM65.1 billion (6.6%) and RM57.0 billion (5.8%) respectively and RM4.0 billion (0.4%) as in Exhibit 1.

Meanwhile, the household expenditure was led by consumption on domestic with a value of  RM852.3 billion (86.1%). The second contributor was income tax & other current taxes paid by household RM48.4 billion (4.9%), followed by consumption on imported commodities RM36.4 billion (3.7%), non-factor income paid to abroad RM31.4 billion (3.2%) as well as household saving and current transfers RM20.7 billion (2.1%).