Malaysia's homicide rate fell from 1.7 /100k in 1994 to 0.7 /100k in 2023.
Malaysia · Security & governance
Homicide, military spending, refugees, displacement and institutions.
15 indicators · 8 with data
Crime
Revenue & spending
Malaysia's military spending fell from 2.8 % in 1995 to 1.0 % in 2024.
Defence
Malaysia's military expenditure (current us$) rose from US$2.44B in 1995 to US$4.31B in 2024.
Malaysia's armed forces personnel, total rose from 128,000 in 1991 to 136,000 in 2020.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force)
% of labour force
87th of 168 · 12th in East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia's armed forces personnel (% of total labour force) fell from 2.0 % in 1991 to 0.8 % in 2020.
Displacement
Malaysia's refugees hosted rose from 5,279 in 1995 to 138,417 in 2024.
Malaysia's refugee population by country of origin rose from 82 in 1995 to 1,209 in 2024.
Conflict
Malaysia's battle-related deaths fell from 70 in 2013 to 1 in 2017.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Malaysia.