Cambodia vs Malaysia
Cambodia vs Malaysia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $716M in Cambodia and $4.55B in Malaysia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by $3.83B, or 6.35 times that in Cambodia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1986.
- In 2025, Cambodia ranked 88 and Malaysia ranked 50 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cambodia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $716M | $4.55B |
| 2024 | $721M | $4.38B |
| 2023 | $680M | $3.98B |
| 2022 | $640M | $3.69B |
| 2021 | $683M | $3.59B |
| 2020 | $695M | $3.43B |
| 2019 | $682M | $3.23B |
| 2018 | $632M | $3.34B |
| 2017 | $547M | $3.66B |
| 2016 | $471M | $4.36B |
| 2015 | $413M | $4.55B |
| 2014 | $355M | $4.23B |
| 2013 | $322M | $4.2B |
| 2012 | $296M | $3.85B |
| 2011 | $271M | $4.04B |
| 2010 | $258M | $3.6B |
| 2009 | $216M | $4.12B |
| 2008 | $126M | $4.37B |
| 2007 | $150M | $4.27B |
| 2006 | $158M | $3.82B |
| 2005 | $156M | $3.91B |
| 2004 | $160M | $3.65B |
| 2003 | $161M | $3.78B |
| 2002 | $154M | $2.97B |
| 2001 | $168M | $2.61B |
| 2000 | $187M | $2.1B |
| 1999 | $201M | $2.31B |
| 1998 | $194M | $1.71B |
| 1997 | $217M | $2.33B |
| 1996 | $229M | $2.48B |
| 1995 | $249M | $2.57B |
| 1994 | $223M | $2.42B |
| 1993 | $102M | $2.23B |
| 1992 | $70.6M | $2.1B |
| 1991 | $31.6M | $2.12B |
| 1990 | $13.5M | $1.55B |
| 1989 | $5.82M | $1.45B |
| 1988 | $3.18M | $1.21B |
| 1987 | $2.11M | $1.86B |
| 1986 | $2.32M | $1.28B |
| 1985 | – | $1.49B |
| 1984 | – | $1.67B |
| 1983 | – | $1.81B |
| 1982 | – | $2.03B |
| 1981 | – | $2.13B |
| 1980 | – | $1.58B |
| 1979 | – | $1.27B |
| 1978 | – | $1.09B |
| 1977 | – | $1.28B |
| 1976 | – | $952M |
| 1975 | – | $922M |
| 1974 | – | $873M |
| 1973 | – | $777M |
| 1972 | – | $839M |
| 1971 | – | $851M |
| 1970 | – | $759M |
| 1969 | – | $557M |
| 1968 | – | $572M |
| 1967 | – | $552M |
| 1966 | – | $599M |
| 1965 | – | $482M |
| 1964 | – | $344M |
| 1963 | – | $246M |
| 1962 | – | $183M |
| 1961 | – | $177M |
| 1960 | – | $214M |
| 1959 | – | $232M |
| 1958 | – | $266M |
| 1957 | – | $253M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Malaysia: 93.9% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024