Bangladesh - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Bangladesh was 4,558,172,000 as of 2020. Over the past 47 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,558,172,000 in 2020 and 48,606,800 in 1973.

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
1973 48,606,800
1974 72,298,230
1975 80,830,560
1976 105,287,700
1977 128,522,900
1978 134,871,000
1979 136,251,900
1980 167,255,300
1981 174,106,100
1982 184,674,600
1983 231,804,500
1984 244,337,600
1985 224,948,000
1986 248,796,400
1987 288,311,800
1988 331,995,600
1989 378,796,100
1990 373,023,400
1991 381,720,100
1992 427,723,600
1993 471,044,700
1994 547,417,500
1995 620,095,200
1996 638,958,800
1997 681,915,100
1998 701,585,600
1999 737,412,500
2000 740,798,100
2001 705,481,700
2002 681,816,200
2003 719,442,900
2004 770,641,200
2005 773,677,700
2006 829,682,800
2007 953,464,200
2008 1,030,020,000
2009 1,258,791,000
2010 1,624,625,000
2011 1,801,540,000
2012 1,823,425,000
2013 2,047,989,000
2014 2,355,992,000
2015 2,815,282,000
2016 3,239,753,000
2017 3,266,033,000
2018 3,649,624,000
2019 4,348,502,000
2020 4,558,172,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Bangladesh was 368,002,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 368,002,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 381,554,600 in 1973.

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
1973 381,554,600
1974 594,725,300
1975 985,017,300
1976 1,621,347,000
1977 1,976,053,000
1978 2,025,237,000
1979 2,118,976,000
1980 2,584,781,000
1981 3,131,595,000
1982 4,084,614,000
1983 5,705,960,000
1984 6,194,910,000
1985 6,297,330,000
1986 7,565,128,000
1987 8,923,193,000
1988 10,535,280,000
1989 12,223,750,000
1990 12,894,970,000
1991 13,969,510,000
1992 16,660,180,000
1993 18,637,970,000
1994 22,012,590,000
1995 24,976,380,000
1996 26,704,770,000
1997 29,930,690,000
1998 32,908,360,000
1999 36,196,190,000
2000 38,626,480,000
2001 39,370,600,000
2002 39,468,970,000
2003 41,835,610,000
2004 45,862,940,000
2005 49,768,750,000
2006 57,192,690,000
2007 65,669,750,000
2008 70,657,620,000
2009 86,905,810,000
2010 113,154,000,000
2011 133,589,000,000
2012 149,271,000,000
2013 159,955,000,000
2014 182,923,000,000
2015 219,443,000,000
2016 254,475,000,000
2017 262,085,000,000
2018 308,118,000,000
2019 368,002,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Bangladesh was 1.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 1.58 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 1974.

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
1973 0.66
1974 0.60
1975 0.84
1976 1.52
1977 1.57
1978 1.27
1979 0.93
1980 0.86
1981 0.92
1982 1.06
1983 1.27
1984 1.18
1985 1.05
1986 1.11
1987 1.17
1988 1.25
1989 1.29
1990 1.22
1991 1.21
1992 1.36
1993 1.43
1994 1.53
1995 1.57
1996 1.54
1997 1.57
1998 1.57
1999 1.58
2000 1.36
2001 1.29
2002 1.19
2003 1.14
2004 1.12
2005 1.09
2006 1.11
2007 1.11
2008 1.06
2009 1.16
2010 1.32
2011 1.36
2012 1.32
2013 1.26
2014 1.28
2015 1.35
2016 1.37
2017 1.24
2018 1.26
2019 1.35
2020 1.30

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Bangladesh was 9.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 14.16 in 1999, while its lowest value was 8.13 in 2008.

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
1988 10.33
1989 10.45
1990 10.28
1991 10.43
1992 11.58
1993 11.16
1994 11.83
1995 11.44
1996 11.99
1997 12.27
1998 12.33
1999 14.16
2000 12.31
2001 10.51
2002 10.12
2003 9.88
2004 10.11
2005 9.48
2006 9.77
2007 10.36
2008 8.13
2009 9.73
2010 11.17
2011 10.46
2012 9.95
2013 9.13
2014 9.73
2015 10.51
2016 10.92
2017 9.78
2018 9.46
2019 9.56
2020 9.31

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade