Public Sector · Bahrain
Yearly data from 1971 to 2025, from the World Bank.
Bahrain's military expenditure (current USD) was 1.47 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.81% from 1.44 billion in 2015 (0.18% a year on average, compounded).
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.47 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.4 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.44 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.62 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | 11.58 million | 1971 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.5 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 11.58 million | 1971 |
Over five years it is up 4.51% from 1.4 billion in 2020 (0.89% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 12,574% from 11.58 million in 1971 (9.38% a year on average, compounded).
In 2025, Bahrain's military expenditure (current USD) rose 6.1% on 2024 (from 1.38 billion to 1.47 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.7% and a typical year strayed about 8.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 187.2% in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 41% in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
In 2025, Bahrain had the 72nd highest value of the 150 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 1.47 billion | 2025 |
| World | 2.86 trillion | 2025 |
| High income | 2.09 trillion | 2025 |
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)
Limitations: SIPRI strives to compile reliable, consistent military expenditure data by assessing multiple sources, but accuracy depends on the quality and transparency of those sources. Challenges arise from two key issues: whether reported figures reflect actual spending and how closely they match SIPRI’s definition. While data is generally accurate in developed and many developing countries, weak governance, corruption, and secret transfers in others can lead to major discrepancies. SIPRI sometimes makes estimates, when sources conflict or lack coverage, introducing uncertainty, especially for countries like China or the UAE.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
| Year | Military expenditure (current USD) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,468,151,596 |
| 2024 | 1,383,973,404 |
| 2023 | 1,622,393,617 |
| 2022 | 1,598,069,149 |
| 2021 | 1,437,500,000 |
| 2020 | 1,404,787,234 |
| 2019 | 1,557,712,766 |
| 2018 | 1,527,659,574 |
| 2017 | 1,532,712,766 |
| 2016 | 1,505,534,574 |
| 2015 | 1,442,021,277 |
| 2014 | 1,475,265,957 |
| 2013 | 1,347,606,383 |
| 2012 | 1,182,180,851 |
| 2011 | 1,033,510,638 |
| 2010 | 842,819,149 |
| 2009 | 828,191,489 |
| 2008 | 719,946,809 |
| 2007 | 642,553,191 |
| 2006 | 574,202,128 |
| 2005 | 513,297,872 |
| 2004 | 531,914,894 |
| 2003 | 515,957,447 |
| 2002 | 444,148,936 |
| 2001 | 372,340,426 |
| 2000 | 359,042,553 |
| 1999 | 364,361,702 |
| 1998 | 329,787,234 |
| 1997 | 321,808,511 |
| 1996 | 321,808,511 |
| 1995 | 303,191,489 |
| 1994 | 284,574,468 |
| 1993 | 279,255,319 |
| 1992 | 279,255,319 |
| 1991 | 263,297,872 |
| 1990 | 239,361,702 |
| 1989 | 218,085,106 |
| 1988 | 207,446,809 |
| 1987 | 178,191,489 |
| 1986 | 178,191,489 |
| 1985 | 167,553,191 |
| 1984 | 164,893,617 |
| 1983 | 183,510,638 |
| 1982 | 311,170,213 |
| 1981 | 239,361,702 |
| 1980 | 175,066,313 |
| 1979 | 157,225,700 |
| 1978 | 116,143,119 |
| 1977 | 40,439,783 |
| 1976 | 26,289,247 |
| 1975 | 16,434,893 |
| 1974 | 26,346,456 |
| 1973 | 16,765,508 |
| 1972 | 12,539,957 |
| 1971 | 11,583,922 |
Every indicator for Bahrain is on the Bahrain data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.XPND.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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