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Military expenditure in Bahrain

Military expenditure in Bahrain was 3.1% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 149 countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP3.1
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank25th of 149Countries ranked
Series high8.51982
Series low1.51975

Military expenditure in Bahrain, 1975 to 2025

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024681019751983199119992007201520251975: 1.5 % of GDP1976: 1.8 % of GDP1977: 2.1 % of GDP1978: 5 % of GDP1979: 5.9 % of GDP1980: 5.7 % of GDP1981: 6.9 % of GDP1982: 8.5 % of GDP1983: 4.8 % of GDP1984: 4.2 % of GDP1985: 4.6 % of GDP1986: 5.8 % of GDP1987: 5.3 % of GDP1988: 5.6 % of GDP1989: 5.6 % of GDP1990: 5.3 % of GDP1991: 5.7 % of GDP1992: 5.9 % of GDP1993: 5.4 % of GDP1994: 5.1 % of GDP1995: 5.2 % of GDP1996: 5.3 % of GDP1997: 5.1 % of GDP1998: 5.3 % of GDP1999: 5.5 % of GDP2000: 4 % of GDP2001: 4.1 % of GDP2002: 4.6 % of GDP2003: 4.7 % of GDP2004: 4 % of GDP2005: 3.2 % of GDP2006: 3.1 % of GDP2007: 3 % of GDP2008: 2.8 % of GDP2009: 3.6 % of GDP2010: 3.3 % of GDP2011: 3.6 % of GDP2012: 3.8 % of GDP2013: 4.1 % of GDP2014: 4.4 % of GDP2015: 4.6 % of GDP2016: 4.7 % of GDP2017: 4.3 % of GDP2018: 4 % of GDP2019: 4 % of GDP2020: 4.1 % of GDP2021: 3.5 % of GDP2022: 3.4 % of GDP2023: 3.5 % of GDP2024: 2.9 % of GDP2025: 3.1 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 51 values
Period% of GDP
20253.1
20242.9
20233.5
20223.4
20213.5
20204.1
20194
20184
20174.3
20164.7
20154.6
20144.4
20134.1
20123.8
20113.6
20103.3
20093.6
20082.8
20073
20063.1
20053.2
20044
20034.7
20024.6
20014.1
20004
19995.5
19985.3
19975.1
19965.3
19955.2
19945.1
19935.4
19925.9
19915.7
19905.3
19895.6
19885.6
19875.3
19865.8
19854.6
19844.2
19834.8
19828.5
19816.9
19805.7
19795.9
19785
19772.1
19761.8
19751.5

Rankings

Definition

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP: current and capital spending on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces, defence ministries, paramilitary forces trained for military operations and military space activities. World Bank series from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

SIPRI definition, so values can differ from the NATO defence expenditure figures used for the 2% target.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Military expenditure, % of GDP (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the military spending as a share of GDP in Bahrain?

Military expenditure in Bahrain was 3.1% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 149 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Military expenditure, % of GDP (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest military spending as a share of GDP in Bahrain?

8.5% of GDP in 1982, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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