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

7.82 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

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 Thailand: Military expenditure

Malawi

202.63 billion current LCU

in 2024

Thailand

194.81 billion current LCU

in 2024

Malawi rank

54th

Thailand rank

55th

Military expenditure over time

Malawi
Thailand

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 202.63 billion current LCU against 194.81 billion current LCU in Thailand, a difference of 7.82 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Thailand ahead.

Malawi ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 55th of 167 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.47 million current LCU	2.77 billion current LCU	2.77 billion current LCU	Thailand
1970s	9.97 million current LCU	10.67 billion current LCU	10.66 billion current LCU	Thailand
1980s	40.13 million current LCU	39.68 billion current LCU	39.64 billion current LCU	Thailand
1990s	248.24 million current LCU	83.21 billion current LCU	82.96 billion current LCU	Thailand
2000s	3.44 billion current LCU	90.26 billion current LCU	86.82 billion current LCU	Thailand
2010s	25.64 billion current LCU	187.00 billion current LCU	161.36 billion current LCU	Thailand
2020s	125.84 billion current LCU	212.34 billion current LCU	86.51 billion current LCU	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Malawi or Thailand?: Malawi, at 202.63 billion current LCU against 194.81 billion current LCU in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Malawi and Thailand?: 7.82 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Thailand?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Thailand rank globally for military expenditure?: Malawi ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 55th of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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