Military expenditure in dollars — all countries

Military expenditure in dollars — Malaysia

Military expenditure in dollars in Malaysia in 2024 — 4,312,858,467 US$. Ranked 48 in the world out of 151. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8,309.3%.

2024 4.31B US$ +9.87% vs 2023
World rank 48of 151
Period maximum 4.92B US$2014
Period minimum 42.47M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — Malaysia, 1960–202402B4B6B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 51,286,742 US$1962: 43,773,398 US$1964: 84,606,791 US$1966: 148,633,551 US$1968: 148,306,884 US$1970: 199,593,626 US$1972: 251,103,009 US$1974: 397,163,356 US$1976: 439,885,583 US$1978: 607,070,690 US$1980: 1,035,886,222 US$1982: 1,438,303,667 US$1984: 1,273,659,777 US$1986: 894,074,625 US$1988: 855,741,987 US$1990: 1,125,007,856 US$1992: 1,766,520,896 US$1994: 2,120,597,807 US$1996: 2,420,963,934 US$1998: 1,158,657,313 US$2000: 1,533,157,895 US$2002: 2,237,894,737 US$2004: 2,823,157,895 US$2006: 3,266,197,406 US$2008: 4,411,795,565 US$2010: 3,854,285,351 US$2012: 4,507,252,007 US$2014: 4,919,245,323 US$2016: 4,169,374,001 US$2018: 3,445,043,720 US$2020: 3,374,583,532 US$2022: 3,673,788,248 US$2024: 4,312,858,467 US$
Change over the period: +4.26B (+8,309.3%) Average annual rate: 7.17 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malaysia 4.31B US$
World 2.65T US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 48.39B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 471B US$
Military expenditure in dollars — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 4.31B +387M +9.87%
2023 3.93B +252M +6.85%
2022 3.67B −1.7M −0.05%
2021 3.68B +301M +8.92%
2020 3.37B +109M +3.35%
2019 3.27B −180M −5.22%
2018 3.45B −49.79M −1.42%
2017 3.49B −675M −16.18%
2016 4.17B −363M −8%
2015 4.53B −387M −7.87%
2014 4.92B +3.52M +0.07%
2013 4.92B +408M +9.06%
2012 4.51B −185M −3.95%
2011 4.69B +838M +21.75%
2010 3.85B −111M −2.79%
2009 3.96B −447M −10.13%
2008 4.41B +441M +11.11%
2007 3.97B +704M +21.56%
2006 3.27B +146M +4.67%
2005 3.12B +297M +10.53%
2004 2.82B −58.42M −2.03%
2003 2.88B +644M +28.76%
2002 2.24B +303M +15.68%
2001 1.93B +401M +26.18%
2000 1.53B −130M −7.82%
1999 1.66B +505M +43.55%
1998 1.16B −930M −44.54%
1997 2.09B −332M −13.71%
1996 2.42B −23.13M −0.95%
1995 2.44B +324M +15.26%
1994 2.12B +197M +10.25%
1993 1.92B +157M +8.88%
1992 1.77B +195M +12.38%
1991 1.57B +447M +39.73%
1990 1.13B +106M +10.38%
1989 1.02B +164M +19.11%
1988 856M −479M −35.89%
1987 1.33B +441M +49.28%
1986 894M −183M −16.98%
1985 1.08B −197M −15.45%
1984 1.27B −68.72M −5.12%
1983 1.34B −95.92M −6.67%
1982 1.44B −8.24M −0.57%
1981 1.45B +411M +39.64%
1980 1.04B +257M +33.04%
1979 779M +172M +28.26%
1978 607M −30.81M −4.83%
1977 638M +198M +45.01%
1976 440M −839,965 −0.19%
1975 441M +43.56M +10.97%
1974 397M +100M +33.85%
1973 297M +45.62M +18.17%
1972 251M +23.08M +10.12%
1971 228M +28.43M +14.25%
1970 200M +55.86M +38.86%
1969 144M −4.57M −3.08%
1968 148M +4.9M +3.42%
1967 143M −5.23M −3.52%
1966 149M +30.05M +25.34%
1965 119M +33.97M +40.15%
1964 84.61M +23.85M +39.25%
1963 60.76M +16.99M +38.81%
1962 43.77M +1.31M +3.08%
1961 42.47M −8.82M −17.2%
1960 51.29M

About the indicator

Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.

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