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Malawi
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#103out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

4.13.12.21.20.3196519952024Malawi · 2024: 1.02%Malawi

Analytical takeaways

  • Malawi records 1.02% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #103 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 0.70% in 1965 to 1.02% in 2024, a gain of 0.32%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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