World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked
3.11 (2025)
##24 of 166 economies
0.9%
2.03×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Bahrain climbed from #72 to #24 (overtook South Sudan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Bahrain ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP), General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Government Revenue (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) — be the first.