Bangladesh vs United Kingdom
Bangladesh vs United Kingdom: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $3.67B in Bangladesh and $88B in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by $84.3B, or 24 times that in Bangladesh.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1973.
- In 2025, Bangladesh ranked 52 and United Kingdom ranked 6 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Bangladesh | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.67B | $88B |
| 2024 | $3.75B | $89.8B |
| 2023 | $3.75B | $78.2B |
| 2022 | $4.13B | $73.2B |
| 2021 | $4.67B | $72.1B |
| 2020 | $4.71B | $71B |
| 2019 | $4.63B | $69.9B |
| 2018 | $4.06B | $67.1B |
| 2017 | $3.68B | $66.6B |
| 2016 | $3.78B | $66.4B |
| 2015 | $3.44B | $66.7B |
| 2014 | $3.05B | $69.3B |
| 2013 | $2.85B | $70.6B |
| 2012 | $2.86B | $73.3B |
| 2011 | $2.72B | $75.4B |
| 2010 | $2.57B | $78B |
| 2009 | $2.13B | $79.3B |
| 2008 | $1.83B | $78.1B |
| 2007 | $1.85B | $74.8B |
| 2006 | $1.76B | $72.8B |
| 2005 | $1.63B | $72.5B |
| 2004 | $1.61B | $71.8B |
| 2003 | $1.58B | $71B |
| 2002 | $1.57B | $66.2B |
| 2001 | $1.62B | $62.5B |
| 2000 | $1.62B | $60.1B |
| 1999 | $1.56B | $59B |
| 1998 | $1.5B | $59.3B |
| 1997 | $1.48B | $59.1B |
| 1996 | $1.39B | $61.3B |
| 1995 | $1.33B | $61.8B |
| 1994 | $1.29B | $65.9B |
| 1993 | $1.15B | $67.8B |
| 1992 | $1.06B | $71B |
| 1991 | $923M | $76.1B |
| 1990 | $906M | $75.2B |
| 1989 | $912M | $75.1B |
| 1988 | $833M | $74.4B |
| 1987 | $758M | $77.2B |
| 1986 | $706M | $78B |
| 1985 | $648M | $79B |
| 1984 | $704M | $78.3B |
| 1983 | $716M | $74.6B |
| 1982 | $561M | $71.4B |
| 1981 | $486M | $65.5B |
| 1980 | $459M | $66.8B |
| 1979 | $437M | $62.7B |
| 1978 | $460M | $60.8B |
| 1977 | $515M | $58.9B |
| 1976 | $427M | $61.6B |
| 1975 | $242M | $62.5B |
| 1974 | $235M | $59.5B |
| 1973 | $208M | $59.5B |
| 1972 | – | $59.3B |
| 1971 | – | $55.7B |
| 1970 | – | $55.9B |
| 1969 | – | $54.2B |
| 1968 | – | $57.4B |
| 1967 | – | $58.2B |
| 1966 | – | $56.8B |
| 1965 | – | $57.1B |
| 1964 | – | $56.9B |
| 1963 | – | $55.4B |
| 1962 | – | $54.5B |
| 1961 | – | $53.8B |
| 1960 | – | $53.8B |
| 1959 | – | $52.7B |
| 1958 | – | $53B |
| 1957 | – | $54.4B |
| 1956 | – | $56.4B |
| 1955 | – | $57.4B |
| 1954 | – | $60.3B |
| 1953 | – | $63.5B |
| 1952 | – | $57.2B |
| 1951 | – | $44.7B |
| 1950 | – | $38B |
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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 United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBangladesh: $1,985 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthBangladesh: 3.5% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationBangladesh: 10% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtBangladesh: 42% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025