The pie charts illustrate the typical expenditures of a household in Japan and Malaysia in 2010.
Overall, it is clear that in each nation, the largest percentages were spent on other goods and services, housing, and food categories.
In Japan the largest percentage was spent on other goods and services, which was 29%. The next largest sector was food one, which ended up at 24%. 21% and 20% were spent on housing and transport. The least amount of money was spent on health care, which was 6% of all expenditres.
On the other hand, in Malaysia, the largest sector was housing; 34% of outcomes was spent on it, which was 10% more than in Japan. The food and other goods and services categories ended up with slightly higher percentages than in a Japanese family; 27% and 26% respectively. 10% was spent on transport, which was half as much as in Japan. The last 3% was spent on health care, making it the smallest segment.
