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Bangladesh - Military Spending 2019

Name: Bangladesh Military Spending 2019
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

1.24% +0.09% from 2018 Global rank: 58th

Bangladesh's military spending was 1.24% in 2019, increased +0.09% from 1.15% in 2018. This was the 58th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾

Military Spending by Country - 2019
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Haiti	0.09%	40.4%
2nd	Mauritius	0.15%	-4.9%
3rd	Ireland	0.27%	-2.4%
4th	Ghana	0.34%	5.5%
5th	Moldova	0.36%	9.0%
6th	Papua New Guinea	0.36%	9.8%
7th	Sierra Leone	0.38%	-19.2%
8th	Liberia	0.42%	3.3%
9th	Guatemala	0.43%	15.5%
10th	Cabo Verde	0.43%	-11.1%
11th	Nigeria	0.46%	-9.4%
12th	Benin	0.47%	-25.2%
13th	Malta	0.49%	18.6%
14th	Mexico	0.51%	9.6%
15th	Madagascar	0.55%	2.5%
16th	Luxembourg	0.55%	9.1%
17th	Nicaragua	0.61%	-3.5%
18th	Zimbabwe	0.65%	-44.6%
19th	Mongolia	0.66%	-1.1%
20th	Dominican Republic	0.69%	-0.6%
21st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.69%	13.3%
22nd	Switzerland	0.70%	6.7%
23rd	Argentina	0.70%	-4.5%
24th	Indonesia	0.73%	1.3%
25th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.73%	5.5%
26th	Austria	0.75%	0.6%
27th	Malawi	0.76%	29.1%
28th	Gambia, The	0.80%	16.1%
29th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.81%	-3.9%
30th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.83%	-14.8%
31st	Kosovo	0.83%	3.4%
32nd	South Africa	0.88%	-1.4%
33rd	Belgium	0.89%	-0.6%
34th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.89%	-14.6%
35th	Malaysia	0.89%	-6.9%
36th	Paraguay	0.97%	1.3%
37th	Japan	0.99%	3.1%
38th	Tajikistan	1.00%	-4.9%
39th	Belize	1.02%	0.5%
40th	Kazakhstan	1.02%	22.2%
41st	Tanzania	1.06%	-3.6%
42nd	Slovenia	1.06%	7.7%
43rd	Cameroon	1.06%	-1.1%
44th	Sweden	1.10%	5.5%
45th	Kenya	1.11%	-7.9%
46th	Philippines	1.13%	-4.5%
47th	Czechia	1.13%	5.4%
48th	North Macedonia	1.16%	22.9%
49th	Seychelles	1.16%	-3.7%
50th	Afghanistan	1.17%	16.3%
51st	El Salvador	1.18%	4.2%
52nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	1.18%	-5.5%
53rd	Rwanda	1.20%	-3.0%
54th	Peru	1.21%	1.4%
55th	Spain	1.22%	-1.7%
56th	Nepal	1.24%	-8.5%
57th	Germany	1.24%	8.0%
58th	Bangladesh	1.24%	7.8%
59th	Zambia	1.26%	-12.6%
60th	Albania	1.28%	10.4%
61st	Canada	1.28%	-2.5%
62nd	Netherlands	1.29%	8.0%
63rd	New Zealand	1.29%	17.0%
64th	Denmark	1.30%	1.3%
65th	Guyana	1.30%	0.7%
66th	Italy	1.31%	-3.6%
67th	Equatorial Guinea	1.31%	14.5%
68th	Thailand	1.33%	0.1%
69th	Hungary	1.33%	32.5%
70th	Montenegro	1.33%	-2.5%
71st	Finland	1.36%	-0.8%
72nd	Portugal	1.37%	2.4%
73rd	European Union	1.37%	2.7%
74th	Brazil	1.38%	-5.9%
75th	Mozambique	1.39%	6.1%
76th	Belarus	1.40%	-9.2%
77th	Fiji	1.45%	-0.7%
78th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.45%	-3.0%
79th	Guinea	1.47%	-11.8%
80th	Guinea-Bissau	1.49%	8.3%
81st	Senegal	1.52%	-8.5%
82nd	Chad	1.57%	-4.8%
83rd	Honduras	1.58%	5.9%
84th	Gabon	1.58%	1.8%
85th	Croatia	1.60%	4.0%
86th	Cambodia	1.62%	-0.9%
87th	Sudan	1.63%	-8.4%
88th	Jamaica	1.68%	26.2%
89th	China	1.68%	0.6%
90th	Timor-Leste	1.69%	27.7%
91st	Slovak Republic	1.70%	40.0%
92nd	Uganda	1.72%	49.1%
93rd	Sri Lanka	1.75%	1.0%
94th	Georgia	1.76%	-5.6%
95th	Angola	1.77%	-9.6%
96th	Cyprus	1.77%	1.1%
97th	Central African Republic	1.79%	33.6%
98th	Romania	1.83%	2.2%
99th	Norway	1.84%	7.5%
100th	France	1.85%	0.4%
101st	Chile	1.86%	-0.7%
102nd	Lesotho	1.88%	-6.2%
103rd	Australia	1.88%	-0.8%
104th	Eswatini	1.89%	-9.8%
105th	Niger	1.92%	6.9%
106th	Poland	1.95%	-3.5%
107th	Lithuania	1.98%	1.9%
108th	United Kingdom	1.99%	2.1%
109th	Mauritania	2.00%	-6.3%
110th	Estonia	2.00%	1.4%
111th	Uruguay	2.01%	-3.5%
112th	Latvia	2.09%	-2.1%
113th	Congo, Republic of	2.15%	8.4%
114th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.15%	-8.9%
115th	Ecuador	2.18%	-8.1%
116th	Serbia	2.18%	8.2%
117th	Myanmar	2.19%	-7.2%
118th	Burkina Faso	2.21%	14.9%
119th	Togo	2.36%	60.9%
120th	Tunisia	2.38%	20.6%
121st	Korea	2.52%	6.7%
122nd	India	2.55%	5.0%
123rd	Greece	2.60%	-3.9%
124th	Türkiye	2.69%	6.7%
125th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.71%	-10.5%
126th	Mali	2.75%	-2.5%
127th	Singapore	2.76%	-1.7%
128th	Burundi	2.81%	30.6%
129th	Morocco	2.87%	-1.3%
130th	Brunei Darussalam	3.08%	16.8%
131st	Botswana	3.08%	5.3%
132nd	Bulgaria	3.14%	116.7%
133rd	Colombia	3.15%	3.7%
134th	Iraq	3.24%	17.6%
135th	Namibia	3.30%	-1.1%
136th	United States	3.41%	3.2%
137th	Pakistan	3.51%	-2.3%
138th	South Sudan	3.80%	-20.4%
139th	Azerbaijan	3.85%	8.4%
140th	Russian Federation	3.86%	3.8%
141st	Bahrain	4.03%	-0.3%
142nd	Ukraine	4.07%	11.9%
143rd	Jordan	4.57%	0.1%
144th	Lebanon	4.74%	-6.3%
145th	Armenia	4.79%	16.2%
146th	Israel	5.07%	-4.1%
147th	Kuwait	5.32%	2.5%
148th	Algeria	5.33%	8.1%
149th	Oman	7.44%	-10.0%
150th	Saudi Arabia	7.79%	-11.6%

FAQ

What was Bangladesh's military spending in 2019?▾

Bangladesh's military spending in 2019 was 1.24%. This ranked 58th globally.

How did Bangladesh's military spending change in 2019?▾

Bangladesh's military spending increased by 7.8% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2019?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending in 2019 at 7.79%.

What is the military spending of Bangladesh in 2019?▾

The military spending of Bangladesh in 2019 was 1.24%. This ranked 58th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Bangladesh's military spending?▾

Bangladesh's military spending went from 1.15% in 2018 to 1.24% in 2019, a 7.8% increase.

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