Malawi

Military spending in Malawi

Military spending in Malawi: 0.7% of GDP in 1965 and 1.15% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.15% of GDP
Since 1965
+0.44 percentage points
Rank, 2025
102 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in MalawiMilitary spending in Malawi: 0.7% of GDP in 1965 and 1.15% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 4.07% of GDP in 1979, the lowest 0.28% of GDP in 2000.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 4.07% of GDP in 1979, the lowest 0.28% of GDP in 2000.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearMalawi
20251.15
20241.06
20231.17
20220.93
20210.73
20200.83
20190.76
20180.59
20170.53
20160.45
20150.45
20140.58
20130.81
20120.54
20110.47
20100.51
20090.67
20080.59
20070.54
20060.55
20050.74
20040.45
20030.29
20020.3
20010.3
20000.28
19990.33
19980.34
19970.41
19960.36
19950.32
19940.58
19930.51
19920.57
19910.44
19900.58
19890.61
19880.62
19870.76
19860.86
19850.72
19840.64
19830.74
19820.94
19811.27
19801.76
19794.07
19782.7
19771.69
19761.37
19751.53
19740.97
19731.06
19720.6
19710.58
19700.64
19690.67
19680.7
19670.72
19660.65
19650.7

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.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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