Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Bahrain
Bahrain: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 871.15 current USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Bahrain is 871.15 current USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Bahrain peaked at 1,122 current USD per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 50.2 current USD per person, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 26th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 150.33 current USD per person | 50.2 current USD per person | 457.77 current USD per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 483.21 current USD per person | 384.98 current USD per person | 804.09 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 536.01 current USD per person | 464.96 current USD per person | 586.75 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 622.07 current USD per person | 563.03 current USD per person | 702.8 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 992.33 current USD per person | 686.03 current USD per person | 1,122 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 971.56 current USD per person | 871.15 current USD per person | 1,048 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 23 France 943.45 current USD per person compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 919.23 current USD per person compare
- 25 Lithuania 909.7 current USD per person compare
- 27 Greece 770.96 current USD per person compare
- 28 Latvia 763.99 current USD per person compare
- 29 Switzerland 746.46 current USD per person compare
More public sector data for Bahrain
- Arms imports 848.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 533.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 188.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 848.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0293 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 2.03 million current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Bahrain?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Bahrain was 871.15 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,122 current USD per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2 current USD per person in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 26th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.