Which has higher military expenditure, Bangladesh or Dominican Republic?

Bangladesh, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bangladesh vs Dominican Republic: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Bangladesh

0.8%

in 2025

Dominican Republic

0.8%

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

139th

Dominican Republic rank

140th

Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time

Bangladesh
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 139th and Dominican Republic ranks 140th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Dominican Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.0%	2.0%	0.9%	Dominican Republic
1980s	1.0%	1.3%	0.2%	Dominican Republic
1990s	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%	Bangladesh
2000s	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	Bangladesh
2010s	1.3%	0.7%	0.7%	Bangladesh
2020s	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bangladesh or Dominican Republic?: Bangladesh, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bangladesh and Dominican Republic?: 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Dominican Republic?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Dominican Republic rank globally for military expenditure?: Bangladesh ranks 139th and Dominican Republic ranks 140th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 10,887 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product