Bangladesh

Arms imports in Bangladesh

Arms imports in Bangladesh: 10 million TIV in 1971 and 32 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
32 million TIV
Since 1971
+22 million TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in BangladeshArms imports in Bangladesh: 10 million TIV in 1971 and 32 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 713 million TIV in 2019, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1979.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 713 million TIV in 2019, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1979.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBangladeshWorld
202532 million33.3 billion
202470 million30.6 billion
202374 million29.5 billion
2022331 million33 billion
202160 million26.8 billion
202070 million23.4 billion
2019713 million26.9 billion
2018161 million27.3 billion
2017334 million31.2 billion
2016455 million31.4 billion
2015638 million28.7 billion
2014207 million27 billion
2013648 million27.4 billion
2012199 million27.9 billion
2011120 million29.9 billion
201036 million25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
200812 million24.1 billion
200782 million26.5 billion
2006221 million24.4 billion
200510 million21.3 billion
200432 million21.3 billion
20038 million19.2 billion
200237 million17.7 billion
2001274 million18.3 billion
2000200 million20.5 billion
1999184 million25.3 billion
19981 million27.9 billion
199726 million28.9 billion
19967 million23.7 billion
1995123 million22.9 billion
199461 million22.8 billion
199349 million25.8 billion
1992113 million24.3 billion
199179 million27.8 billion
1990199 million28.6 billion
1989302 million31.7 billion
1988242 million32.9 billion
19871 million36.2 billion
19864 million35.5 billion
1985124 million33.2 billion
19849 million36.8 billion
1983109 million39.1 billion
1982128 million41.4 billion
198172 million42 billion
198055 million37.4 billion
19791 million33.3 billion
197845 million39.2 billion
197762 million37 billion
197670 million33 billion
197539 million34.2 billion
197444 million32.9 billion
197376 million32.6 billion
19722 million28.7 billion
197110 million29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
1966–22.4 billion
1965–23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
1962–15.5 billion
1961–15 billion
1960–15.7 billion

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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