Malaysia vs Thailand

Malaysia vs Thailand: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 1.04% of GDP in Malaysia and 1.04% of GDP in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0 percentage points, or 1 times that in Malaysia.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Malaysia vs Thailand: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 1.04% of GDP in Malaysia and 1.04% of GDP in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0 percentage points, or 1 times that in Malaysia.
MalaysiaThailandSIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Malaysia.
  • In 2025, Malaysia ranked 110 and Thailand ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearMalaysiaThailand
20251.041.04
20241.041.05
20230.981.13
20220.91.24
20210.981.42
202011.46
20190.891.33
20180.961.33
20171.11.34
20161.381.33
20151.51.34
20141.461.38
20131.51.35
20121.411.39
20111.551.39
20101.491.52
20091.871.54
20081.831.25
20071.961.02
20062.010.95
20052.170.99
20042.261.13
20032.621.23
20022.221.33
20012.091.43
20001.641.49
19992.11.62
19981.611.86
19972.092.17
19962.42.15
19952.752.27
19942.852.5
19932.882.53
19922.992.66
19913.22.65
19902.562.59
19892.622.69
19882.432.93
19874.153.36
19863.223.8
19853.454.19
19843.754.06
19834.423.95
19825.374.12
19815.794.06
19804.234.24
19793.674.38
19783.713.92
19774.863.48
19763.983.13
19754.722.8
19744.182.66
19733.872.88
19724.983.47
19715.373.56
19705.173.07
19693.922.99
19684.452.76
19674.52.43
19664.732.17
19654.012.33
19643.162.43
19632.422.62
19622.192.63
19612.232.1
19602.682.47
19593.083.02
19584.073.25
19573.753.58
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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.

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