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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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Military budget priority

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

Military budget priority

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

Data and evidence

Military expenditure share of government expenditure

Malaysia

Values and evidence for Malaysia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
PeriodValueStatusProvenance & calculation
1990≈ 7.80
Exact value7.8023640419
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89435 · revision 1

Value 7.8023640419 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 7.8023640419 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

1991≈ 10.72
Exact value10.7233219229
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89434 · revision 1

Value 10.7233219229 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 10.7233219229 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

1992≈ 9.72
Exact value9.7202721676
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89433 · revision 1

Value 9.7202721676 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 9.7202721676 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

1993≈ 10.73
Exact value10.7255042135
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89432 · revision 1

Value 10.7255042135 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 10.7255042135 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

1994≈ 11.23
Exact value11.2340270909
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89431 · revision 1

Value 11.2340270909 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 11.2340270909 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

1995≈ 11.18
Exact value11.1790919385
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89430 · revision 1

Value 11.1790919385 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 11.1790919385 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

1996≈ 9.84
Exact value9.8438813110
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89429 · revision 1

Value 9.8438813110 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 9.8438813110 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

1997≈ 9.05
Exact value9.0515648103
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89428 · revision 1

Value 9.0515648103 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 9.0515648103 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

1998≈ 6.38
Exact value6.3770107850
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89427 · revision 1

Value 6.3770107850 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 6.3770107850 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

1999≈ 7.83
Exact value7.8299596145
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89426 · revision 1

Value 7.8299596145 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 7.8299596145 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2000≈ 5.86
Exact value5.8555117794
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89425 · revision 1

Value 5.8555117794 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 5.8555117794 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2001≈ 6.78
Exact value6.7826793013
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89424 · revision 1

Value 6.7826793013 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 6.7826793013 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2002≈ 7.51
Exact value7.5063995057
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89423 · revision 1

Value 7.5063995057 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 7.5063995057 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2003≈ 8.55
Exact value8.5532174158
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89422 · revision 1

Value 8.5532174158 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 8.5532174158 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2004≈ 8.03
Exact value8.0274165307
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89421 · revision 1

Value 8.0274165307 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 8.0274165307 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2005≈ 8.46
Exact value8.4581743742
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89420 · revision 1

Value 8.4581743742 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 8.4581743742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2006≈ 7.49
Exact value7.4944484409
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89419 · revision 1

Value 7.4944484409 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 7.4944484409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2007≈ 7.57
Exact value7.5650838871
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89418 · revision 1

Value 7.5650838871 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 7.5650838871 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2008≈ 6.78
Exact value6.7787476106
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89417 · revision 1

Value 6.7787476106 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 6.7787476106 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2009≈ 6.06
Exact value6.0587141166
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89416 · revision 1

Value 6.0587141166 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 6.0587141166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2010≈ 5.60
Exact value5.6013499186
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89415 · revision 1

Value 5.6013499186 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 5.6013499186 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2011≈ 5.73
Exact value5.7326620807
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89414 · revision 1

Value 5.7326620807 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 5.7326620807 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2012≈ 4.96
Exact value4.9581184649
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89413 · revision 1

Value 4.9581184649 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 4.9581184649 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2013≈ 5.40
Exact value5.3970145509
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89412 · revision 1

Value 5.3970145509 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 5.3970145509 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2014≈ 5.53
Exact value5.5273466333
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89411 · revision 1

Value 5.5273466333 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 5.5273466333 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2015≈ 6.09
Exact value6.0866365659
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89410 · revision 1

Value 6.0866365659 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 6.0866365659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2016≈ 6.06
Exact value6.0563202778
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89409 · revision 1

Value 6.0563202778 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 6.0563202778 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2017≈ 4.99
Exact value4.9917520388
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89408 · revision 1

Value 4.9917520388 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 4.9917520388 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2018≈ 4.21
Exact value4.2109982792
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89407 · revision 1

Value 4.2109982792 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: The figures for Malaysia for 2015 do not include 630 million ringgits from the state budget, and 230 million ringgits from the state oil company Petronas, for military and police expenditure in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone. The precise proportion of these sums that are for the armed forces is not known. These figures are unknown for 2016 and 2017.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 4.2109982792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2019≈ 3.79
Exact value3.7896631784
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89406 · revision 1

Value 3.7896631784 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 3.7896631784 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2020≈ 3.99
Exact value3.9921845527
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89405 · revision 1

Value 3.9921845527 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 3.9921845527 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2021≈ 4.02
Exact value4.0193942467
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89404 · revision 1

Value 4.0193942467 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 4.0193942467 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2022≈ 3.65
Exact value3.6532400646
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89403 · revision 1

Value 3.6532400646 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 3.6532400646 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2023≈ 3.93
Exact value3.9318120297
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89402 · revision 1

Value 3.9318120297 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 3.9318120297 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2024≈ 4.34
Exact value4.3438974875
percent
available
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World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89401 · revision 1

Value 4.3438974875 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 4.3438974875 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

2025≈ 4.43
Exact value4.4312247543
percent
available
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #89400 · revision 1

Value 4.4312247543 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 4.4312247543 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:21 · source revision unspecified

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