Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 117.59 million current USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Malawi, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 117.59 million current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and up 137.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 149.58 million current USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.77 million current USD, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 140th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 million current USD | 1.77 million current USD | 2.13 million current USD | 5 |
| 1970s | 11.79 million current USD | 2.06 million current USD | 43.03 million current USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.88 million current USD | 18.84 million current USD | 53.13 million current USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.25 million current USD | 11.05 million current USD | 26.41 million current USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.05 million current USD | 11.73 million current USD | 58.80 million current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.88 million current USD | 35.75 million current USD | 85.18 million current USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.23 million current USD | 92.57 million current USD | 149.58 million current USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 137 Montenegro 150.03 million current USD compare
- 138 Cuba 128.61 million current USD compare
- 139 Madagascar 121.63 million current USD compare
- 141 Equatorial Guinea 113.14 million current USD compare
- 142 Turkmenistan 111.92 million current USD compare
- 143 Moldova 110.73 million current USD compare
More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -21.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,587 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Malawi?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Malawi was 117.59 million current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 149.58 million current USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 million current USD in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.