Bangladesh vs China
Bangladesh vs China: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $3.67B in Bangladesh and $335B in China, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by $331B, or 91 times that in Bangladesh.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1989.
- In 2025, Bangladesh ranked 52 and China ranked 2 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Bangladesh | China |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.67B | $335B |
| 2024 | $3.75B | $312B |
| 2023 | $3.75B | $292B |
| 2022 | $4.13B | $274B |
| 2021 | $4.67B | $263B |
| 2020 | $4.71B | $256B |
| 2019 | $4.63B | $244B |
| 2018 | $4.06B | $233B |
| 2017 | $3.68B | $220B |
| 2016 | $3.78B | $207B |
| 2015 | $3.44B | $196B |
| 2014 | $3.05B | $182B |
| 2013 | $2.85B | $168B |
| 2012 | $2.86B | $156B |
| 2011 | $2.72B | $141B |
| 2010 | $2.57B | $132B |
| 2009 | $2.13B | $125B |
| 2008 | $1.83B | $103B |
| 2007 | $1.85B | $94.4B |
| 2006 | $1.76B | $85.9B |
| 2005 | $1.63B | $74.6B |
| 2004 | $1.61B | $68B |
| 2003 | $1.58B | $61.7B |
| 2002 | $1.57B | $57B |
| 2001 | $1.62B | $49.6B |
| 2000 | $1.62B | $41.9B |
| 1999 | $1.56B | $38.7B |
| 1998 | $1.5B | $31.7B |
| 1997 | $1.48B | $29.1B |
| 1996 | $1.39B | $27.2B |
| 1995 | $1.33B | $25.7B |
| 1994 | $1.29B | $24.8B |
| 1993 | $1.15B | $25.7B |
| 1992 | $1.06B | $28B |
| 1991 | $923M | $23B |
| 1990 | $906M | $21.6B |
| 1989 | $912M | $19.9B |
| 1988 | $833M | – |
| 1987 | $758M | – |
| 1986 | $706M | – |
| 1985 | $648M | – |
| 1984 | $704M | – |
| 1983 | $716M | – |
| 1982 | $561M | – |
| 1981 | $486M | – |
| 1980 | $459M | – |
| 1979 | $437M | – |
| 1978 | $460M | – |
| 1977 | $515M | – |
| 1976 | $427M | – |
| 1975 | $242M | – |
| 1974 | $235M | – |
| 1973 | $208M | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- 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
Bangladesh vs China
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017China: 3.31% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017China: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025China: 1.73% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025China: $237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025China: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025China: 207 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984China: 880 million TIV in 2025