What is the difference in military expenditure between Bangladesh and Burundi?

29.69 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burundi?

49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Burundi: Military expenditure

Bangladesh

465.89 billion current LCU

in 2024

Burundi

495.58 billion current LCU

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

39th

Burundi rank

38th

Military expenditure over time

Bangladesh
Burundi

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 495.58 billion current LCU against 465.89 billion current LCU in Bangladesh, a difference of 29.69 billion current LCU.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Burundi ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 39th and Burundi ranks 38th of 167 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Burundi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.39 billion current LCU	1.03 billion current LCU	357.56 million current LCU	Bangladesh
1980s	6.72 billion current LCU	3.77 billion current LCU	2.95 billion current LCU	Bangladesh
1990s	23.49 billion current LCU	14.46 billion current LCU	9.03 billion current LCU	Bangladesh
2000s	49.83 billion current LCU	46.07 billion current LCU	3.76 billion current LCU	Bangladesh
2010s	237.49 billion current LCU	109.01 billion current LCU	128.48 billion current LCU	Bangladesh
2020s	414.97 billion current LCU	268.12 billion current LCU	146.85 billion current LCU	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bangladesh or Burundi?: Burundi, at 495.58 billion current LCU against 465.89 billion current LCU in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bangladesh and Burundi?: 29.69 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burundi?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Burundi rank globally for military expenditure?: Bangladesh ranks 39th and Burundi ranks 38th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)