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

135.24 million current USD, with Malaysia ahead.

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

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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Malaysia: Military expenditure

Argentina

4.18 billion current USD

in 2024

Malaysia

4.31 billion current USD

in 2024

Argentina rank

52nd

Malaysia rank

51st

Military expenditure over time

Argentina
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4.31 billion current USD against 4.18 billion current USD in Argentina, a difference of 135.24 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Argentina ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 51st of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	235.67 million current USD	98.56 million current USD	137.11 million current USD	Argentina
1970s	1.77 billion current USD	427.68 million current USD	1.34 billion current USD	Argentina
1980s	3.11 billion current USD	1.17 billion current USD	1.94 billion current USD	Argentina
1990s	3.27 billion current USD	1.83 billion current USD	1.44 billion current USD	Argentina
2000s	2.20 billion current USD	3.01 billion current USD	812.45 million current USD	Malaysia
2010s	4.46 billion current USD	4.18 billion current USD	283.97 million current USD	Argentina
2020s	3.86 billion current USD	3.79 billion current USD	68.09 million current USD	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Argentina or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 4.31 billion current USD against 4.18 billion current USD in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Argentina and Malaysia?: 135.24 million current USD, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for military expenditure?: Argentina ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 51st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)