Malaysia vs Paraguay: Military spending as a share of GDP
Malaysia
0.9%
in 2019
Paraguay
0.9%
in 2019
Malaysia rank
125th
Paraguay rank
127th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 125th and Paraguay ranks 127th of 172 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 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, Malaysia or Paraguay?
- Malaysia, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Paraguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2019.
- How do Malaysia and Paraguay rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 125th and Paraguay ranks 127th 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).