Canada vs Malaysia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Canada
0.9%
in 2019
Malaysia
0.9%
in 2019
Canada rank
126th
Malaysia rank
125th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 126th and Malaysia ranks 125th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 3.1% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Canada or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Canada as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Canada and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Malaysia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 126th and Malaysia ranks 125th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).