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Malaysia
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#108out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

5.84.63.32.10.9196019922024Malaysia · 2024: 0.99%Malaysia

Analytical takeaways

  • Malaysia records 0.99% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #108 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 2.68% in 1960 to 0.99% in 2024, a decrease of 1.69%.
  • 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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