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

394.80 million current LCU, with Singapore ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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 Singapore: Military expenditure

Malaysia

19.73 billion current LCU

in 2024

Singapore

20.13 billion current LCU

in 2024

Malaysia rank

100th

Singapore rank

99th

Military expenditure over time

Malaysia
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 20.13 billion current LCU against 19.73 billion current LCU in Malaysia, a difference of 394.80 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 100th and Singapore ranks 99th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.05 billion current LCU	642.83 million current LCU	412.07 million current LCU	Malaysia
1980s	2.84 billion current LCU	1.97 billion current LCU	874.23 million current LCU	Malaysia
1990s	5.13 billion current LCU	5.15 billion current LCU	19.90 million current LCU	Singapore
2000s	10.95 billion current LCU	8.97 billion current LCU	1.98 billion current LCU	Malaysia
2010s	14.98 billion current LCU	12.67 billion current LCU	2.31 billion current LCU	Malaysia
2020s	16.63 billion current LCU	16.81 billion current LCU	175.16 million current LCU	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Malaysia or Singapore?: Singapore, at 20.13 billion current LCU against 19.73 billion current LCU in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Malaysia and Singapore?: 394.80 million current LCU, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for military expenditure?: Malaysia ranks 100th and Singapore ranks 99th 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)