Bahrain - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Bahrain was 1,404,787,000 as of 2020. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,557,713,000 in 2019 and 11,583,920 in 1971.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1971 11,583,920
1972 12,539,960
1973 16,765,510
1974 26,346,460
1975 16,434,890
1976 26,289,250
1977 40,439,780
1978 116,143,100
1979 157,225,700
1980 175,066,300
1981 239,361,700
1982 311,170,200
1983 183,510,600
1984 164,893,600
1985 167,553,200
1986 178,191,500
1987 178,191,500
1988 207,446,800
1989 218,085,100
1990 239,361,700
1991 263,297,900
1992 279,255,300
1993 279,255,300
1994 284,574,500
1995 303,191,500
1996 321,808,500
1997 321,808,500
1998 329,787,200
1999 364,361,700
2000 359,042,600
2001 372,340,400
2002 444,148,900
2003 515,957,400
2004 531,914,900
2005 513,297,900
2006 574,202,100
2007 642,553,200
2008 719,946,800
2009 828,191,500
2010 842,819,100
2011 1,033,511,000
2012 1,182,181,000
2013 1,347,606,000
2014 1,475,266,000
2015 1,442,021,000
2016 1,505,535,000
2017 1,532,713,000
2018 1,527,660,000
2019 1,557,713,000
2020 1,404,787,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Bahrain was 528,200,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 576,300,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 5,500,000 in 1971.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1971 5,500,000
1972 5,500,000
1973 6,700,000
1974 10,400,000
1975 6,500,000
1976 10,400,000
1977 16,000,000
1978 45,000,000
1979 60,000,000
1980 66,000,000
1981 90,000,000
1982 117,000,000
1983 69,000,000
1984 62,000,000
1985 63,000,000
1986 67,000,000
1987 67,000,000
1988 78,000,000
1989 82,000,000
1990 90,000,000
1991 99,000,000
1992 105,000,000
1993 105,000,000
1994 107,000,000
1995 114,000,000
1996 121,000,000
1997 121,000,000
1998 124,000,000
1999 137,000,000
2000 135,000,000
2001 140,000,000
2002 167,000,000
2003 194,000,000
2004 200,000,000
2005 193,000,000
2006 215,900,000
2007 241,600,000
2008 270,700,000
2009 311,400,000
2010 316,900,000
2011 388,600,000
2012 444,500,000
2013 506,700,000
2014 554,700,000
2015 542,200,000
2016 566,081,000
2017 576,300,000
2018 574,400,000
2019 528,200,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Bahrain was 4.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 8.54 in 1982, while its lowest value was 1.53 in 1975.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1975 1.53
1976 1.75
1977 2.08
1978 4.96
1979 5.89
1980 5.70
1981 6.90
1982 8.54
1983 4.79
1984 4.18
1985 4.59
1986 5.84
1987 5.25
1988 5.60
1989 5.64
1990 5.28
1991 5.70
1992 5.88
1993 5.37
1994 5.11
1995 5.18
1996 5.27
1997 5.07
1998 5.33
1999 5.50
2000 3.96
2001 4.15
2002 4.61
2003 4.66
2004 4.04
2005 3.21
2006 3.10
2007 2.96
2008 2.80
2009 3.61
2010 3.28
2011 3.59
2012 3.84
2013 4.14
2014 4.42
2015 4.63
2016 4.67
2017 4.34
2018 4.07
2019 4.06
2020 4.07

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Bahrain was 12.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 19.30 in 1996, while its lowest value was 11.48 in 2010.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1990 14.29
1991 16.98
1992 16.75
1993 16.77
1994 16.29
1995 17.09
1996 19.30
1997 13.61
1998 17.59
1999 17.02
2000 17.15
2001 14.64
2002 14.52
2003 15.91
2004 15.53
2005 12.90
2006 12.87
2007 12.66
2008 11.84
2009 14.08
2010 11.48
2011 12.94
2012 12.05
2013 12.06
2014 15.55
2015 12.67
2016 13.30
2017 13.35
2018 12.01
2019 12.20
2020 12.53

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade