Indonesia vs Malaysia
Indonesia vs Malaysia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $53 in Indonesia and $138 in Malaysia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by $85, or 2.61 times that in Indonesia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 99 and Malaysia ranked 71 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53 | $138 |
| 2024 | $43 | $124 |
| 2023 | $40 | $112 |
| 2022 | $36 | $107 |
| 2021 | $32 | $108 |
| 2020 | $34 | $100 |
| 2019 | $30 | $98 |
| 2018 | $28 | $106 |
| 2017 | $33 | $109 |
| 2016 | $28 | $132 |
| 2015 | $29 | $146 |
| 2014 | $27 | $162 |
| 2013 | $33 | $164 |
| 2012 | $26 | $153 |
| 2011 | $24 | $162 |
| 2010 | $19 | $136 |
| 2009 | $14 | $142 |
| 2008 | $14 | $162 |
| 2007 | $14 | $149 |
| 2006 | $11 | $125 |
| 2005 | $9 | $122 |
| 2004 | $11 | $113 |
| 2003 | $10 | $118 |
| 2002 | $6 | $94 |
| 2001 | $4 | $83 |
| 2000 | $5 | $68 |
| 1999 | $5 | $75 |
| 1998 | $5 | $54 |
| 1997 | $16 | $99 |
| 1996 | $14 | $118 |
| 1995 | $13 | $122 |
| 1994 | $11 | $108 |
| 1993 | $10 | $101 |
| 1992 | $10 | $95 |
| 1991 | $9 | $87 |
| 1990 | $9 | $64 |
| 1989 | $8 | $60 |
| 1988 | $8 | $52 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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 spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B 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