Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
Malaysia's military expenditure stands at 0.9876% as of 2024-12-31, up from 0.9815% in 2023. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2024 (65 observations).
In 2024, Malaysia's military expenditure was 0.9876%, up from 0.9815% in 2023.
In 2023, Malaysia's military expenditure was 0.9815%, up from 0.902% in 2022.
In 2022, Malaysia's military expenditure was 0.902%, down from 0.9826% in 2021.
In 2021, Malaysia's military expenditure was 0.9826%, down from 0.9997% in 2020.
In 2020, Malaysia's military expenditure was 0.9997%, up from 0.8934% in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9876% | +0.0061% |
| 2023 | 0.9815% | +0.0794% |
| 2022 | 0.902% | -0.0806% |
| 2021 | 0.9826% | -0.017% |
| 2020 | 0.9997% | +0.1062% |
| 2019 | 0.8934% | -0.0667% |
| 2018 | 0.9601% | -0.1402% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.284% |
| 2016 | 1.38% | -0.1196% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.0488% |
| 2014 | 1.46% | -0.0442% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +0.086% |
| 2012 | 1.41% | -0.1395% |
| 2011 | 1.55% | +0.0626% |
| 2010 | 1.49% | -0.3813% |
| 2009 | 1.87% | +0.0466% |
| 2008 | 1.82% | -0.1337% |
| 2007 | 1.96% | -0.0491% |
| 2006 | 2.01% | -0.1663% |
| 2005 | 2.17% | -0.0891% |
| 2004 | 2.26% | -0.3517% |
| 2003 | 2.61% | +0.3957% |
| 2002 | 2.22% | +0.1342% |
| 2001 | 2.08% | +0.4502% |
| 2000 | 1.63% | -0.4668% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +0.4961% |
| 1998 | 1.61% | -0.4802% |
| 1997 | 2.09% | -0.315% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -0.3508% |
| 1995 | 2.75% | -0.0958% |
| 1994 | 2.85% | -0.0281% |
| 1993 | 2.88% | -0.1112% |
| 1992 | 2.99% | -0.2129% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +0.6439% |
| 1990 | 2.56% | -0.0683% |
| 1989 | 2.62% | +0.1976% |
| 1988 | 2.43% | -1.72% |
| 1987 | 4.15% | +0.9238% |
| 1986 | 3.22% | -0.2279% |
| 1985 | 3.45% | -0.3007% |
| 1984 | 3.75% | -0.671% |
| 1983 | 4.42% | -0.9442% |
| 1982 | 5.37% | -0.4175% |
| 1981 | 5.79% | +1.56% |
| 1980 | 4.23% | +0.5596% |
| 1979 | 3.67% | -0.0406% |
| 1978 | 3.71% | -1.14% |
| 1977 | 4.85% | +0.8739% |
| 1976 | 3.98% | -0.7434% |
| 1975 | 4.72% | +0.5418% |
| 1974 | 4.18% | +0.3101% |
| 1973 | 3.87% | -1.11% |
| 1972 | 4.98% | -0.3935% |
| 1971 | 5.37% | +0.2072% |
| 1970 | 5.17% | +1.24% |
| 1969 | 3.92% | -0.5309% |
| 1968 | 4.45% | -0.0439% |
| 1967 | 4.5% | -0.2312% |
| 1966 | 4.73% | +0.7172% |
| 1965 | 4.01% | +0.8475% |
| 1964 | 3.16% | +0.7429% |
| 1963 | 2.42% | +0.2336% |
| 1962 | 2.19% | -0.0459% |
| 1961 | 2.23% | -0.4435% |
| 1960 | 2.68% | — |
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Malaysia's military expenditure is 0.9876% as of 2024-12-31, compared with 0.9815% in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.79% (1981); the lowest is 0.8934% (2019), across data from 1960 to 2024.
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