Egypt vs Malaysia: Military spending
Egypt
4.83 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Malaysia
4.68 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Egypt rank
50th
Malaysia rank
53rd
Military spending over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.83 billion constant 2022 US$ against 4.68 billion constant 2022 US$ in Malaysia, a difference of 147.71 million constant 2022 US$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 172 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.27 billion constant 2022 US$ | 401.02 million constant 2022 US$ | 873.34 million constant 2022 US$ | Egypt |
| 1960s | 2.83 billion constant 2022 US$ | 579.70 million constant 2022 US$ | 2.25 billion constant 2022 US$ | Egypt |
| 1970s | 7.87 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.59 billion constant 2022 US$ | 6.28 billion constant 2022 US$ | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.23 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2.84 billion constant 2022 US$ | 3.39 billion constant 2022 US$ | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.67 billion constant 2022 US$ | 3.66 billion constant 2022 US$ | 15.19 million constant 2022 US$ | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.94 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4.18 billion constant 2022 US$ | 755.72 million constant 2022 US$ | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.30 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4.99 billion constant 2022 US$ | 305.94 million constant 2022 US$ | Egypt |
| 2020s | 5.10 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4.54 billion constant 2022 US$ | 560.37 million constant 2022 US$ | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Egypt, at 4.83 billion constant 2022 US$ against 4.68 billion constant 2022 US$ in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 147.71 million constant 2022 US$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for military spending?
- Egypt ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.