Argentina vs Bangladesh: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $85 in Argentina and $22 in Bangladesh, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by $63, or 3.86 times that in Bangladesh.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars per person · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | $85 2025 | $127 | 80 of 151 |
| Bangladesh | $22 2025 | $18 | 118 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 80 and Bangladesh ranked 118 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Argentina | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $85 | $22 |
| 2024 | $92 | $22 |
| 2023 | $107 | $22 |
| 2022 | $96 | $25 |
| 2021 | $68 | $29 |
| 2020 | $63 | $28 |
| 2019 | $70 | $26 |
| 2018 | $86 | $22 |
| 2017 | $124 | $20 |
| 2016 | $103 | $20 |
| 2015 | $127 | $18 |
| 2014 | $116 | $15 |
| 2013 | $121 | $13 |
| 2012 | $109 | $12 |
| 2011 | $98 | $12 |
| 2010 | $85 | $11 |
| 2009 | $73 | $8 |
| 2008 | $69 | $7 |
| 2007 | $58 | $6 |
| 2006 | $47 | $6 |
| 2005 | $44 | $5 |
| 2004 | $38 | $5 |
| 2003 | $36 | $5 |
| 2002 | $29 | $5 |
| 2001 | $85 | $5 |
| 2000 | $88 | $6 |
| 1999 | $95 | $6 |
| 1998 | $94 | $5 |
| 1997 | $93 | $5 |
| 1996 | $96 | $5 |
| 1995 | $109 | $5 |
| 1994 | $109 | $5 |
| 1993 | $99 | $4 |
| 1992 | $97 | $4 |
| 1991 | $87 | $3 |
| 1990 | $63 | $3 |
| 1989 | $45 | $3 |
| 1988 | $86 | $3 |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time