Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Malaysia

Arms imports in Malaysia in 2023 — 7,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 96 in the world out of 127. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 40%.

2023 7,000,000 M TIV −90.14% vs 2022
World rank 96of 127
Period maximum 1,284,000,000 M TIV2009
Period minimum 2,000,000 M TIV1961

Trend over time

1960–2023 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Malaysia, 1960–20230500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,000,000 M TIV1962: 31,000,000 M TIV1964: 97,000,000 M TIV1966: 58,000,000 M TIV1968: 91,000,000 M TIV1970: 25,000,000 M TIV1972: 109,000,000 M TIV1974: 74,000,000 M TIV1976: 394,000,000 M TIV1978: 72,000,000 M TIV1980: 127,000,000 M TIV1982: 25,000,000 M TIV1984: 543,000,000 M TIV1986: 141,000,000 M TIV1988: 14,000,000 M TIV1991: 33,000,000 M TIV1993: 13,000,000 M TIV1995: 828,000,000 M TIV1997: 553,000,000 M TIV1999: 721,000,000 M TIV2001: 26,000,000 M TIV2003: 190,000,000 M TIV2005: 58,000,000 M TIV2007: 498,000,000 M TIV2009: 1,284,000,000 M TIV2011: 4,000,000 M TIV2013: 79,000,000 M TIV2015: 118,000,000 M TIV2017: 195,000,000 M TIV2019: 68,000,000 M TIV2021: 133,000,000 M TIV2023: 7,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +2,000,000 (+40%) Average annual rate: 0.54 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 7,000,000 M TIV
World 29,664,000,000 M TIV
East Asia & Pacific 4,176,000,000 M TIV
South-Eastern Asia computed 1,547,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2023 7,000,000 −64,000,000 −90.14%
2022 71,000,000 −62,000,000 −46.62%
2021 133,000,000 +81,000,000 +155.77%
2020 52,000,000 −16,000,000 −23.53%
2019 68,000,000 −25,000,000 −26.88%
2018 93,000,000 −102,000,000 −52.31%
2017 195,000,000 −76,000,000 −28.04%
2016 271,000,000 +153,000,000 +129.66%
2015 118,000,000 +43,000,000 +57.33%
2014 75,000,000 −4,000,000 −5.06%
2013 79,000,000 +61,000,000 +338.89%
2012 18,000,000 +14,000,000 +350%
2011 4,000,000 −208,000,000 −98.11%
2010 212,000,000 −1,072,000,000 −83.49%
2009 1,284,000,000 +791,000,000 +160.45%
2008 493,000,000 −5,000,000 −1%
2007 498,000,000 +314,000,000 +170.65%
2006 184,000,000 +126,000,000 +217.24%
2005 58,000,000 −11,000,000 −15.94%
2004 69,000,000 −121,000,000 −63.68%
2003 190,000,000 +37,000,000 +24.18%
2002 153,000,000 +127,000,000 +488.46%
2001 26,000,000 +0 +0%
2000 26,000,000 −695,000,000 −96.39%
1999 721,000,000 +682,000,000 +1,748.72%
1998 39,000,000 −514,000,000 −92.95%
1997 553,000,000 +521,000,000 +1,628.13%
1996 32,000,000 −796,000,000 −96.14%
1995 828,000,000 +520,000,000 +168.83%
1994 308,000,000 +295,000,000 +2,269.23%
1993 13,000,000 +0 +0%
1992 13,000,000 −20,000,000 −60.61%
1991 33,000,000
1989 37,000,000 +23,000,000 +164.29%
1988 14,000,000 +9,000,000 +180%
1987 5,000,000 −136,000,000 −96.45%
1986 141,000,000 −264,000,000 −65.19%
1985 405,000,000 −138,000,000 −25.41%
1984 543,000,000 +268,000,000 +97.45%
1983 275,000,000 +250,000,000 +1,000%
1982 25,000,000 −31,000,000 −55.36%
1981 56,000,000 −71,000,000 −55.91%
1980 127,000,000 −183,000,000 −59.03%
1979 310,000,000 +238,000,000 +330.56%
1978 72,000,000 −74,000,000 −50.68%
1977 146,000,000 −248,000,000 −62.94%
1976 394,000,000 +309,000,000 +363.53%
1975 85,000,000 +11,000,000 +14.86%
1974 74,000,000 −155,000,000 −67.69%
1973 229,000,000 +120,000,000 +110.09%
1972 109,000,000 −86,000,000 −44.1%
1971 195,000,000 +170,000,000 +680%
1970 25,000,000 −54,000,000 −68.35%
1969 79,000,000 −12,000,000 −13.19%
1968 91,000,000 −37,000,000 −28.91%
1967 128,000,000 +70,000,000 +120.69%
1966 58,000,000 +48,000,000 +480%
1965 10,000,000 −87,000,000 −89.69%
1964 97,000,000 +22,000,000 +29.33%
1963 75,000,000 +44,000,000 +141.94%
1962 31,000,000 +29,000,000 +1,450%
1961 2,000,000 −3,000,000 −60%
1960 5,000,000

About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons into the country, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. The indicator reflects dependence on arms supplies from abroad: countries with a developed defense industry have low imports alongside high military expenditure.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.