Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bangladesh's military expenditure stands at 0.8106% as of 2025-12-31, down from 0.8615% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1973 to 2025 (53 observations).
In 2025, Bangladesh's military expenditure was 0.8106%, down from 0.8615% in 2024.
In 2024, Bangladesh's military expenditure was 0.8615%, down from 0.8684% in 2023.
In 2023, Bangladesh's military expenditure was 0.8684%, down from 1% in 2022.
In 2022, Bangladesh's military expenditure was 1%, down from 1.18% in 2021.
In 2021, Bangladesh's military expenditure was 1.18%, down from 1.26% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.8106% | -0.0509% |
| 2024 | 0.8615% | -0.0069% |
| 2023 | 0.8684% | -0.1345% |
| 2022 | 1% | -0.1743% |
| 2021 | 1.18% | -0.082% |
| 2020 | 1.26% | +0.0144% |
| 2019 | 1.24% | +0.0698% |
| 2018 | 1.18% | +0.042% |
| 2017 | 1.13% | -0.0993% |
| 2016 | 1.23% | -0.2154% |
| 2015 | 1.45% | +0.0863% |
| 2014 | 1.36% | +0.0272% |
| 2013 | 1.33% | -0.0805% |
| 2012 | 1.41% | -0.044% |
| 2011 | 1.46% | +0.0399% |
| 2010 | 1.42% | +0.1862% |
| 2009 | 1.23% | +0.1087% |
| 2008 | 1.12% | -0.0705% |
| 2007 | 1.19% | +0.0087% |
| 2006 | 1.19% | +0.0286% |
| 2005 | 1.16% | -0.03% |
| 2004 | 1.19% | -0.0125% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -0.0456% |
| 2002 | 1.25% | -0.0932% |
| 2001 | 1.34% | -0.0659% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -0.0158% |
| 1999 | 1.42% | +0.0031% |
| 1998 | 1.42% | -0.0107% |
| 1997 | 1.43% | +0.0438% |
| 1996 | 1.38% | -0.0276% |
| 1995 | 1.41% | +0.0103% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +0.1198% |
| 1993 | 1.28% | +0.0801% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +0.1118% |
| 1991 | 1.09% | -0.0183% |
| 1990 | 1.11% | -0.0752% |
| 1989 | 1.18% | +0.0478% |
| 1988 | 1.14% | +0.0783% |
| 1987 | 1.06% | +0.0263% |
| 1986 | 1.03% | +0.0647% |
| 1985 | 0.9659% | -0.1243% |
| 1984 | 1.09% | -0.1143% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +0.2313% |
| 1982 | 0.9732% | +0.1353% |
| 1981 | 0.8379% | +0.0989% |
| 1980 | 0.739% | -0.1057% |
| 1979 | 0.8448% | -0.4242% |
| 1978 | 1.27% | -0.301% |
| 1977 | 1.57% | +0.0463% |
| 1976 | 1.52% | +0.6789% |
| 1975 | 0.8448% | +0.2405% |
| 1974 | 0.6043% | -0.0524% |
| 1973 | 0.6567% | — |
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Bangladesh's military expenditure is 0.8106% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 0.8615% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.57% (1977); the lowest is 0.6043% (1974), across data from 1973 to 2025.
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