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Malaysia Average Military Spending 1960-2025

Name: Malaysia Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
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2.78% 66 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Malaysia's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 2.78%, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	0.96%	−0.02%	111th
2024	0.99%	+0.01%	39th
2023	0.98%	+0.08%	36th
2022	0.90%	−0.08%	32nd
2021	0.98%	−0.02%	36th
2020	1.00%	+0.11%	36th
2019	0.89%	−0.07%	35th
2018	0.96%	−0.14%	34th
2017	1.10%	−0.28%	49th
2016	1.38%	−0.12%	74th
2015	1.50%	+0.05%	87th
2014	1.46%	−0.04%	82nd
2013	1.50%	+0.09%	86th
2012	1.41%	−0.14%	78th
2011	1.55%	+0.06%	86th
2010	1.49%	−0.38%	76th
2009	1.87%	+0.05%	95th
2008	1.82%	−0.13%	95th
2007	1.96%	−0.05%	93rd
2006	2.01%	−0.17%	100th
2005	2.17%	−0.09%	107th
2004	2.26%	−0.35%	105th
2003	2.61%	+0.40%	113th
2002	2.22%	+0.13%	95th
2001	2.08%	+0.45%	90th
2000	1.63%	−0.47%	68th
1999	2.10%	+0.50%	84th
1998	1.61%	−0.48%	58th
1997	2.09%	−0.32%	83rd
1996	2.40%	−0.35%	92nd
1995	2.75%	−0.10%	100th
1994	2.85%	−0.03%	104th
1993	2.88%	−0.11%	102nd
1992	2.99%	−0.21%	88th
1991	3.20%	+0.64%	80th
1990	2.56%	−0.07%	61st
1989	2.62%	+0.20%	63rd
1988	2.43%	−1.72%	55th
1987	4.15%	+0.92%	84th
1986	3.22%	−0.23%	73rd
1985	3.45%	−0.30%	78th
1984	3.75%	−0.67%	79th
1983	4.42%	−0.94%	79th
1982	5.37%	−0.42%	83rd
1981	5.79%	+1.56%	94th
1980	4.23%	+0.56%	83rd
1979	3.67%	−0.04%	74th
1978	3.71%	−1.14%	69th
1977	4.85%	+0.87%	79th
1976	3.98%	−0.74%	74th
1975	4.72%	+0.54%	77th
1974	4.18%	+0.31%	75th
1973	3.87%	−1.11%	76th
1972	4.98%	−0.39%	74th
1971	5.37%	+0.21%	78th
1970	5.17%	+1.24%	74th
1969	3.92%	−0.53%	65th
1968	4.45%	−0.04%	66th
1967	4.50%	−0.23%	62nd
1966	4.73%	+0.72%	66th
1965	4.01%	+0.85%	60th
1964	3.16%	+0.74%	46th
1963	2.42%	+0.23%	35th
1962	2.19%	−0.05%	24th
1961	2.23%	−0.44%	34th
1960	2.68%	–	35th

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