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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Nepal: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Malaysia

0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Nepal

0.0099 current USD per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Malaysia rank

118th

Nepal rank

120th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

Malaysia
Nepal

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0099 current USD per US$ of GDP in Nepal, a difference of 0.0003 current USD per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 120th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0445 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0076 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
1980s	0.0394 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0108 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0286 current USD per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
1990s	0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0095 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
2000s	0.0209 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0056 current USD per US$ of GDP	Malaysia
2010s	0.0133 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0136 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0003 current USD per US$ of GDP	Nepal
2020s	0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP	0.0016 current USD per US$ of GDP	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Malaysia or Nepal?: Malaysia, at 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0099 current USD per US$ of GDP in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Malaysia and Nepal?: 0.0003 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nepal?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Nepal rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?: Malaysia ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 120th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit: current USD per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.