Burundi vs Malawi: Military spending

Burundi

169.28 million constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Malawi

127.88 million constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Burundi rank

132nd

Malawi rank

135th

Military spending over time

Burundi
Malawi

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 169.28 million constant 2024 US$ against 127.88 million constant 2024 US$ in Malawi, a difference of 41.40 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 132nd and Malawi ranks 135th of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Military spending
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 162 places, 8,341 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.