Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma): Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars: $15.3B in Indonesia in 2025 and $4.65B in Myanmar (Burma) in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Indonesia, by $7.36B, or 2.58 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1974.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.3B | – |
| 2024 | $12B | $4.65B |
| 2023 | $11.1B | $2.88B |
| 2022 | $10.1B | $3.31B |
| 2021 | $8.77B | $3.7B |
| 2020 | $9.68B | $3.33B |
| 2019 | $8.31B | $2.28B |
| 2018 | $7.92B | $2.36B |
| 2017 | $9.01B | $3.46B |
| 2016 | $7.82B | $3.65B |
| 2015 | $8.37B | $3.82B |
| 2014 | $7.2B | $3.29B |
| 2013 | $8.17B | $3.27B |
| 2012 | $6.08B | $2.97B |
| 2011 | $5.3B | – |
| 2010 | $4.62B | – |
| 2009 | $3.93B | – |
| 2008 | $3.75B | – |
| 2007 | $4.03B | – |
| 2006 | $3.36B | – |
| 2005 | $3.3B | $716M |
| 2004 | $3.8B | $708M |
| 2003 | $3.4B | $634M |
| 2002 | $2.53B | $426M |
| 2001 | $2.09B | $585M |
| 2000 | $2.36B | $653M |
| 1999 | $2.29B | $484M |
| 1998 | $3.01B | $489M |
| 1997 | $4.61B | $593M |
| 1996 | $3.51B | $713M |
| 1995 | $3.13B | $668M |
| 1994 | $2.98B | $628M |
| 1993 | $2.69B | $591M |
| 1992 | $2.81B | $514M |
| 1991 | $2.61B | $443M |
| 1990 | $2.56B | $511M |
| 1989 | $2.32B | $430M |
| 1988 | $2.26B | $242M |
| 1987 | $2.37B | $233M |
| 1986 | $2.6B | $365M |
| 1985 | $2.64B | $391M |
| 1984 | $2.66B | $393M |
| 1983 | $2.66B | $402M |
| 1982 | $2.89B | $418M |
| 1981 | $2.93B | $433M |
| 1980 | $2.6B | $387M |
| 1979 | $2.24B | $371M |
| 1978 | $1.94B | $389M |
| 1977 | $1.77B | $350M |
| 1976 | $1.71B | $301M |
| 1975 | $1.71B | $314M |
| 1974 | $1.34B | $363M |
| 1973 | – | $439M |
| 1972 | – | $468M |
| 1971 | – | $479M |
| 1970 | – | $470M |
| 1969 | – | $420M |
| 1968 | – | $367M |
| 1967 | – | $367M |
| 1966 | – | $382M |
| 1965 | – | $488M |
| 1964 | – | $524M |
| 1963 | – | $535M |
| 1962 | – | $471M |
| 1961 | – | $437M |
| 1960 | – | $456M |
| 1959 | – | $472M |
| 1958 | – | $436M |
| 1957 | – | $396M |
| 1956 | – | $386M |
| 1955 | – | $385M |
| 1954 | – | $438M |
| 1953 | – | $350M |
| 1952 | – | $245M |
| 1951 | – | $159M |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
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
Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIndonesia: $4,555 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthIndonesia: 5.1% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationIndonesia: 1.9% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtIndonesia: 40.9% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025