Which has higher military expenditure, Malawi or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.2%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Military expenditure

Malawi

1.0%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

1.2%

in 2024

Malawi rank

117th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

115th

Military expenditure over time

Malawi
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 117th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 115th of 165 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7%	1.5%	0.9%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	1.5%	5.2%	3.7%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	0.9%	4.5%	3.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	0.4%	1.7%	1.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	0.5%	1.0%	0.5%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	0.6%	1.0%	0.4%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	0.9%	1.2%	0.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Malawi or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.2%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for military expenditure?: Malawi ranks 117th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 115th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,550 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product