What is the difference in military expenditure between Malaysia and Netherlands?

1.70 billion current LCU, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Malaysia vs Netherlands: Military expenditure

Malaysia

19.73 billion current LCU

in 2024

Netherlands

21.43 billion current LCU

in 2024

Malaysia rank

100th

Netherlands rank

97th

Military expenditure over time

Malaysia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 21.43 billion current LCU against 19.73 billion current LCU in Malaysia, a difference of 1.70 billion current LCU.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malaysia ranks 100th and Netherlands ranks 97th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	301.70 million current LCU	1.21 billion current LCU	903.66 million current LCU	Netherlands
1970s	1.05 billion current LCU	3.08 billion current LCU	2.02 billion current LCU	Netherlands
1980s	2.84 billion current LCU	5.70 billion current LCU	2.87 billion current LCU	Netherlands
1990s	5.13 billion current LCU	6.11 billion current LCU	972.06 million current LCU	Netherlands
2000s	10.95 billion current LCU	7.69 billion current LCU	3.26 billion current LCU	Malaysia
2010s	14.98 billion current LCU	8.51 billion current LCU	6.47 billion current LCU	Malaysia
2020s	16.63 billion current LCU	14.69 billion current LCU	1.95 billion current LCU	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Malaysia or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 21.43 billion current LCU against 19.73 billion current LCU in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Malaysia and Netherlands?: 1.70 billion current LCU, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for military expenditure?: Malaysia ranks 100th and Netherlands ranks 97th 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)