Military expenditure in local currency rose 19.4% to BDT 368 bil in Bangladesh in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Bangladesh reached an all time high of BDT 368 bil in 2019 and an all time low of BDT 0.382 bil in 1973.
Bangladesh has been ranked 25th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bangladesh | BDT bil | 254 | 262 | 305 | 367 | 395 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | BTN bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | CNY bil | 1,320 | 1,424 | 1,538 | 1,660 | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | INR bil | 3,806 | 4,209 | 4,529 | 5,030 | 5,396 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | JPY bil | 5,060 | 5,051 | 5,358 | 5,536 | 5,487 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | LAK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Myanmar | MMK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,035 | 3,012 | 2,190 | 2,305 | 3,442 | ||||||||||
| Nepal | NPR bil | 38.3 | 45.7 | 46.7 | 47.7 | 51.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | PKR bil | 1,048 | 1,208 | 1,431 | 1,562 | 1,685 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | RUB bil | 4,645 | 3,902 | 3,863 | 4,217 | 4,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | SKR bil | 254 | 284 | 266 | 279 | 276 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | THB bil | 207 | 215 | 222 | 228 | 227 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 640 | 647 | 682 | 734 | 778 |
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