Malaysia vs Spain: Military spending as a share of GDP
Malaysia
0.9%
in 2019
Spain
0.8%
in 2019
Malaysia rank
125th
Spain rank
128th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 125th and Spain ranks 128th of 172 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 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 Spain?
- Malaysia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Malaysia and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2019.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 125th and Spain ranks 128th 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).