The pie chart provide the information regardless of household spending in both Japan and Malaysia in 2010.
Overall, it is clear that households in Japan spend the largest proportion on other goods and services, whereas housing accounts for the largest share in Malaysia. By contrast, health care represents the smallest category in both countries.
In Japan, other goods and services account for around 29%, while food makes up approximately 24% of total expenditure. Housing and transport have similar proportions, at 21% and 20%, respectively. By contrast, health care represents the smallest proportion, at just 6%.
In Malaysia, housing accounts for the largest proportion of expenditure, at 34%, followed by food at 27% and other goods and services at 26%. In contrast, transport and health care make up the smallest shares, at only 10% and 3%, respectively. These figures are considerably lower than housing but remain higher than the two remaining categories.