What is the difference in military expenditure between Bahrain and Ireland?

53.47 million current USD, with Bahrain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Ireland?

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bahrain vs Ireland: Military expenditure

Bahrain

1.38 billion current USD

in 2024

Ireland

1.33 billion current USD

in 2024

Bahrain rank

77th

Ireland rank

79th

Military expenditure over time

Bahrain
Ireland

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 1.38 billion current USD against 1.33 billion current USD in Ireland, a difference of 53.47 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Bahrain ranks 77th and Ireland ranks 79th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	47.09 million current USD	149.29 million current USD	102.20 million current USD	Ireland
1980s	202.35 million current USD	365.98 million current USD	163.63 million current USD	Ireland
1990s	298.67 million current USD	682.66 million current USD	383.99 million current USD	Ireland
2000s	550.16 million current USD	1.10 billion current USD	554.54 million current USD	Ireland
2010s	1.34 billion current USD	1.14 billion current USD	208.29 million current USD	Bahrain
2020s	1.49 billion current USD	1.24 billion current USD	254.10 million current USD	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bahrain or Ireland?: Bahrain, at 1.38 billion current USD against 1.33 billion current USD in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bahrain and Ireland?: 53.47 million current USD, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Ireland?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Ireland rank globally for military expenditure?: Bahrain ranks 77th and Ireland ranks 79th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)