Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea
Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $4.55B in Malaysia and $110M in Papua New Guinea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by $4.44B, or 42 times that in Papua New Guinea.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1975.
- In 2025, Malaysia ranked 50 and Papua New Guinea ranked 132 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Malaysia | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.55B | $110M |
| 2024 | $4.38B | $91.5M |
| 2023 | $3.98B | $94.7M |
| 2022 | $3.69B | $125M |
| 2021 | $3.59B | $84.9M |
| 2020 | $3.43B | $95.3M |
| 2019 | $3.23B | $93.7M |
| 2018 | $3.34B | $84M |
| 2017 | $3.66B | $86M |
| 2016 | $4.36B | $87.3M |
| 2015 | $4.55B | $104M |
| 2014 | $4.23B | $110M |
| 2013 | $4.2B | $98.9M |
| 2012 | $3.85B | $101M |
| 2011 | $4.04B | $70M |
| 2010 | $3.6B | $60.5M |
| 2009 | $4.12B | $73M |
| 2008 | $4.37B | $57.8M |
| 2007 | $4.27B | $70.3M |
| 2006 | $3.82B | $58.2M |
| 2005 | $3.91B | $58.9M |
| 2004 | $3.65B | $49.9M |
| 2003 | $3.78B | $44.6M |
| 2002 | $2.97B | $49.3M |
| 2001 | $2.61B | $71M |
| 2000 | $2.1B | $84.9M |
| 1999 | $2.31B | $96.3M |
| 1998 | $1.71B | $124M |
| 1997 | $2.33B | $157M |
| 1996 | $2.48B | $148M |
| 1995 | $2.57B | $115M |
| 1994 | $2.42B | $157M |
| 1993 | $2.23B | $129M |
| 1992 | $2.1B | $114M |
| 1991 | $2.12B | $105M |
| 1990 | $1.55B | $147M |
| 1989 | $1.45B | $110M |
| 1988 | $1.21B | $101M |
| 1987 | $1.86B | $102M |
| 1986 | $1.28B | $99.5M |
| 1985 | $1.49B | $98.9M |
| 1984 | $1.67B | – |
| 1983 | $1.81B | – |
| 1982 | $2.03B | – |
| 1981 | $2.13B | $94.2M |
| 1980 | $1.58B | $103M |
| 1979 | $1.27B | $95.1M |
| 1978 | $1.09B | $91.1M |
| 1977 | $1.28B | $87.4M |
| 1976 | $952M | $90.3M |
| 1975 | $922M | $33.8M |
| 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
Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyMalaysia: 76.7 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMalaysia: 3.52% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalaysia: 77.4% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageMalaysia: 30.1 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalaysia: 7.5% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMalaysia: $12,350 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $2,665 in 2025
- GDP growthMalaysia: 5.2% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 3.9% a year in 2024
- InflationMalaysia: 1.4% a year in 2025Papua New Guinea: 4.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtMalaysia: 70.5% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 51.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personMalaysia: $138 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalaysia: 136,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023