Malaysia vs Myanmar: Military expenditure

Malaysia

4.31 billion current USD

in 2024

Myanmar

5.01 billion current USD

in 2024

Malaysia rank

51st

Myanmar rank

48th

Military expenditure over time

Myanmar currently reports 5.01 billion current USD against 4.31 billion current USD in Malaysia, a difference of 698.41 million current USD.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 51st and Myanmar ranks 48th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)