What is the difference in military expenditure between Malawi and Rwanda?

8.75 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?

53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Rwanda: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Malawi

282.40 billion current LCU

in 2025

Rwanda

273.65 billion current LCU

in 2025

Malawi rank

51st

Rwanda rank

52nd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Malawi
Rwanda

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 282.40 billion current LCU against 273.65 billion current LCU in Rwanda, a difference of 8.75 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Rwanda ahead.

Malawi ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 52nd of 168 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.41 million current LCU	1.13 billion current LCU	1.12 billion current LCU	Rwanda
1980s	40.13 million current LCU	2.72 billion current LCU	2.68 billion current LCU	Rwanda
1990s	248.24 million current LCU	16.65 billion current LCU	16.40 billion current LCU	Rwanda
2000s	3.44 billion current LCU	28.69 billion current LCU	25.25 billion current LCU	Rwanda
2010s	25.64 billion current LCU	72.27 billion current LCU	46.63 billion current LCU	Rwanda
2020s	151.93 billion current LCU	200.46 billion current LCU	48.53 billion current LCU	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Malawi or Rwanda?: Malawi, at 282.40 billion current LCU against 273.65 billion current LCU in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Malawi and Rwanda?: 8.75 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for military expenditure?: Malawi ranks 51st and Rwanda ranks 52nd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)