Indonesia vs Malaysia
Indonesia vs Malaysia: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.05% of GDP in Indonesia and 1.04% of GDP in Malaysia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 0.01 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Malaysia.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Malaysia.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 108 and Malaysia ranked 110 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.05 | 1.04 |
| 2024 | 0.86 | 1.04 |
| 2023 | 0.82 | 0.98 |
| 2022 | 0.77 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| 2020 | 0.89 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0.73 | 0.89 |
| 2018 | 0.72 | 0.96 |
| 2017 | 0.87 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 0.79 | 1.38 |
| 2015 | 0.88 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | 0.78 | 1.46 |
| 2013 | 0.92 | 1.5 |
| 2012 | 0.71 | 1.41 |
| 2011 | 0.65 | 1.55 |
| 2010 | 0.62 | 1.49 |
| 2009 | 0.57 | 1.87 |
| 2008 | 0.58 | 1.83 |
| 2007 | 0.71 | 1.96 |
| 2006 | 0.66 | 2.01 |
| 2005 | 0.75 | 2.17 |
| 2004 | 0.95 | 2.26 |
| 2003 | 0.91 | 2.62 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 2.22 |
| 2001 | 0.57 | 2.09 |
| 2000 | 0.68 | 1.64 |
| 1999 | 0.81 | 2.1 |
| 1998 | 1.02 | 1.61 |
| 1997 | 1.5 | 2.09 |
| 1996 | 1.26 | 2.4 |
| 1995 | 1.23 | 2.75 |
| 1994 | 1.27 | 2.85 |
| 1993 | 1.22 | 2.88 |
| 1992 | 1.36 | 2.99 |
| 1991 | 1.32 | 3.2 |
| 1990 | 1.41 | 2.56 |
| 1989 | 1.39 | 2.62 |
| 1988 | 1.53 | 2.43 |
| 1987 | 1.72 | 4.15 |
| 1986 | 2.01 | 3.22 |
| 1985 | 2.17 | 3.45 |
| 1984 | 2.29 | 3.75 |
| 1983 | 2.4 | 4.42 |
| 1982 | 2.9 | 5.37 |
| 1981 | 2.89 | 5.79 |
| 1980 | 2.92 | 4.23 |
| 1979 | 3.02 | 3.67 |
| 1978 | 3.16 | 3.71 |
| 1977 | 3.21 | 4.86 |
| 1976 | 3.42 | 3.98 |
| 1975 | 3.49 | 4.72 |
| 1974 | 2.71 | 4.18 |
| 1973 | – | 3.87 |
| 1972 | – | 4.98 |
| 1971 | – | 5.37 |
| 1970 | – | 5.17 |
| 1969 | – | 3.92 |
| 1968 | – | 4.45 |
| 1967 | – | 4.5 |
| 1966 | – | 4.73 |
| 1965 | – | 4.01 |
| 1964 | – | 3.16 |
| 1963 | – | 2.42 |
| 1962 | – | 2.19 |
| 1961 | – | 2.23 |
| 1960 | – | 2.68 |
| 1959 | – | 3.08 |
| 1958 | – | 4.07 |
| 1957 | – | 3.75 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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
Indonesia vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Malaysia: 93.9% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Malaysia: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024