Germany vs Malaysia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Germany
1.0%
in 2019
Malaysia
0.9%
in 2019
Germany rank
122nd
Malaysia rank
125th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Germany
- Malaysia
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Malaysia ahead.
Germany ranks 122nd and Malaysia ranks 125th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 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, Germany or Malaysia?
- Germany, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Malaysia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Germany and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2019.
- How do Germany and Malaysia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 122nd 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).