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Bangladesh - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.81

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

0.81 (2025)

Global rank

##122 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1973

1.23×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#89#1222019 overtook Seychelles2021 overtook Czech Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Bangladesh climbed from #89 to #122 (overtook Seychelles). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Bangladesh ↓

Key Events — Bangladesh

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2010
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2016
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Seychelles in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Czech Republic in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1973-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197319882003201820250.60.921.251.57
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