What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Nepal?

0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nepal?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Nepal: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Malaysia

0.0096 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nepal

0.0094 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malaysia rank

117th

Nepal rank

118th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Malaysia
Nepal

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0096 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0094 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Nepal, a difference of 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 117th and Nepal ranks 118th of 160 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0268 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0898 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
1980s	0.0558 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0308 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
1990s	0.031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0232 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0077 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
2000s	0.0256 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0305 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nepal
2010s	0.0125 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0169 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nepal
2020s	0.0098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0117 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Nepal?: Malaysia, at 0.0096 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0094 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Nepal?: 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nepal?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Nepal rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Malaysia ranks 117th and Nepal ranks 118th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.