Japan vs Malaysia

Japan vs Malaysia: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 3.8% of government spending in Japan and 4.4% of government spending in Malaysia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Japan.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Japan vs Malaysia: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 3.8% of government spending in Japan and 4.4% of government spending in Malaysia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Japan.
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What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 109 and Malaysia ranked 90 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearJapanMalaysia
20253.84.4
20243.54.3
20232.93.9
20222.43.7
20212.54
20202.34
20192.73.8
20182.64.2
20172.55
20162.56.1
20152.56.1
20142.55.5
20132.45.4
20122.55
20112.55.7
20102.55.6
20092.56.1
20082.76.8
20072.77.6
20062.77.5
20052.78.5
20042.88
20032.78.6
20022.77.5
20012.66.8
20002.55.9
19992.67.8
19982.46.4
19972.79.1
19962.69.8
19952.711.2
19942.811.2
19932.810.7
199239.7
19913.110.7
19903.17.8
19893.1–
19883–

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Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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