In 2021, Malaysia spent around 3.83 billion U.S. dollars on military expenditure, an increase from 3.37 billion U.S. dollars the year before. Malaysia's military expenditure had been decreasing since 2014, when the government spent nearly five billion U.S. dollars on military spending.
Military expenditure of Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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SIPRI. (November 2, 2022). Military expenditure of Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038430/malaysia-military-spending/
SIPRI. "Military expenditure of Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038430/malaysia-military-spending/
SIPRI. (2022). Military expenditure of Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038430/malaysia-military-spending/
SIPRI. "Military Expenditure of Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038430/malaysia-military-spending/
SIPRI, Military expenditure of Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038430/malaysia-military-spending/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
Military expenditure of Malaysia from 2012 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], SIPRI, November 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038430/malaysia-military-spending/