Bangladesh Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $4.81B, a 3.21% decline from 2021.
  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $4.97B, a 6.76% increase from 2020.
  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $4.65B, a 6.96% increase from 2019.
  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $4.35B, a 19.15% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
India $81.36B
Ukraine $44.00B
Pakistan $10.34B
Indonesia $8.99B
Morocco $5.00B
Bangladesh $4.81B
Egypt $4.65B
Philippines $3.97B
Nigeria $3.11B
Myanmar $1.86B
Angola $1.62B
Tunisia $1.16B
Kenya $1.14B
Sri Lanka $1.05B
Bolivia $0.64B
Cambodia $0.61B
Honduras $0.48B
El Salvador $0.42B
Cameroon $0.42B
Georgia $0.36B
Zambia $0.33B
Republic of Congo $0.27B
Ghana $0.23B
Mauritania $0.23B
Kyrgyz Republic $0.15B
Mongolia $0.12B
Kosovo $0.11B
Papua New Guinea $0.10B
Nicaragua $0.08B
Eswatini $0.07B
Moldova $0.05B
Timor-Leste $0.04B
Lesotho $0.03B
Cabo Verde $0.01B
Djibouti $0.00B
Sao Tome and Principe $0.00B
Bhutan $0.00B
Lao PDR $0.00B
Vanuatu $0.00B
Kiribati $0.00B
Solomon Islands $0.00B
Vietnam $0.00B
Micronesia $0.00B
Sudan $0.00B
Uzbekistan $0.00B
West Bank and Gaza $0.00B
Bangladesh Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $4.81B 1.13%
2021 $4.97B 1.20%
2020 $4.65B 1.24%
2019 $4.35B 1.24%
2018 $3.65B 1.15%
2017 $3.27B 1.13%
2016 $3.24B 1.23%
2015 $2.82B 1.21%
2014 $2.36B 1.14%
2013 $2.05B 1.11%
2012 $1.82B 1.18%
2011 $1.80B 1.22%
2010 $1.62B 1.18%
2009 $1.26B 1.03%
2008 $1.03B 0.94%
2007 $0.95B 1.00%
2006 $0.83B 0.99%
2005 $0.77B 0.97%
2004 $0.77B 1.00%
2003 $0.72B 1.00%
2002 $0.68B 1.05%
2001 $0.71B 1.29%
2000 $0.74B 1.36%
1999 $0.74B 1.58%
1998 $0.70B 1.57%
1997 $0.68B 1.57%
1996 $0.64B 1.54%
1995 $0.62B 1.57%
1994 $0.55B 1.53%
1993 $0.47B 1.43%
1992 $0.43B 1.36%
1991 $0.38B 1.21%
1990 $0.37B 1.22%
1989 $0.38B 1.29%
1988 $0.33B 1.25%
1987 $0.29B 1.17%
1986 $0.25B 1.11%
1985 $0.22B 1.05%
1984 $0.24B 1.18%
1983 $0.23B 1.27%
1982 $0.18B 1.06%
1981 $0.17B 0.92%
1980 $0.17B 0.86%
1979 $0.14B 0.93%
1978 $0.13B 1.27%
1977 $0.13B 1.57%
1976 $0.11B 1.52%
1975 $0.08B 0.84%
1974 $0.07B 0.60%
1973 $0.05B 0.66%
1972 $0.00B 0.00%
1971 $0.00B 0.00%
1970 $0.00B 0.00%
1969 $0.00B 0.00%
1968 $0.00B 0.00%
1967 $0.00B 0.00%
1966 $0.00B 0.00%
1965 $0.00B 0.00%
1964 $0.00B 0.00%
1963 $0.00B 0.00%
1962 $0.00B 0.00%
1961 $0.00B 0.00%
1960 $0.00B 0.00%