What is the difference in military expenditure between Malaysia and North Macedonia?

677.70 million current LCU, with Malaysia ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Malaysia vs North Macedonia: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Malaysia

21.13 billion current LCU

in 2025

North Macedonia

20.45 billion current LCU

in 2025

Malaysia rank

98th

North Macedonia rank

99th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Malaysia
North Macedonia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 21.13 billion current LCU against 20.45 billion current LCU in North Macedonia, a difference of 677.70 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 98th and North Macedonia ranks 99th of 168 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.71 billion current LCU	4.36 billion current LCU	1.34 billion current LCU	Malaysia
2000s	10.95 billion current LCU	7.37 billion current LCU	3.58 billion current LCU	Malaysia
2010s	14.98 billion current LCU	6.05 billion current LCU	8.93 billion current LCU	Malaysia
2020s	17.43 billion current LCU	13.96 billion current LCU	3.47 billion current LCU	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Malaysia or North Macedonia?: Malaysia, at 21.13 billion current LCU against 20.45 billion current LCU in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Malaysia and North Macedonia?: 677.70 million current LCU, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North Macedonia?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and North Macedonia rank globally for military expenditure?: Malaysia ranks 98th and North Macedonia ranks 99th 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)