Bahrain vs Bangladesh: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bahrain, a difference of 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bahrain ranks 78th and Bangladesh ranks 75th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Bangladesh in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.57 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 34.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 29.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 89.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 104.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 90.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 73.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 17.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 97.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 34.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 36.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 351.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 314.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 274.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 106.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 167.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Bahrain or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Bahrain and Bangladesh?
- 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bangladesh?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Bangladesh rank globally for arms imports?
- Bahrain ranks 78th and Bangladesh ranks 75th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.