Egypt vs Malaysia: Military spending gmsd

Egypt
4.83 billion
in 2023
Malaysia
4.68 billion
in 2023
Egypt rank
50th
Malaysia rank
53rd

Military spending gmsd over time

  • Egypt
  • Malaysia
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B185519392023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4.83 billion against 4.68 billion in Malaysia, a difference of 147.71 million.

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 401.02 million 873.34 million Egypt
1960s 2.83 billion 579.70 million 2.25 billion Egypt
1970s 7.87 billion 1.59 billion 6.28 billion Egypt
1980s 6.23 billion 2.84 billion 3.39 billion Egypt
1990s 3.67 billion 3.66 billion 15.19 million Egypt
2000s 4.94 billion 4.18 billion 755.72 million Egypt
2010s 5.30 billion 4.99 billion 305.94 million Egypt
2020s 5.10 billion 4.54 billion 560.37 million Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Egypt or Malaysia?
Egypt, at 4.83 billion against 4.68 billion in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Egypt and Malaysia?
147.71 million, 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 gmsd?
Egypt ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending gmsd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending gmsd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed