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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability.

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Military expenditure share of GDP

Bahrain

Values and evidence for Bahrain. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 5.28 Exact value 5.2847915443 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77411 · revision 1 Value 5.2847915443 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.2847915443 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 5.70 Exact value 5.7037506482 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77410 · revision 1 Value 5.7037506482 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.7037506482 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 5.88 Exact value 5.8780719924 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77409 · revision 1 Value 5.8780719924 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.8780719924 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 5.37 Exact value 5.3698551673 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77408 · revision 1 Value 5.3698551673 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.3698551673 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 5.11 Exact value 5.1113021878 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77407 · revision 1 Value 5.1113021878 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.1113021878 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 5.18 Exact value 5.1832317905 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77406 · revision 1 Value 5.1832317905 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.1832317905 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 5.27 Exact value 5.2739397638 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77405 · revision 1 Value 5.2739397638 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.2739397638 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 5.07 Exact value 5.0684874126 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77404 · revision 1 Value 5.0684874126 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.0684874126 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 5.33 Exact value 5.3331039525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77403 · revision 1 Value 5.3331039525 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.3331039525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 5.50 Exact value 5.5036215437 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77402 · revision 1 Value 5.5036215437 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.5036215437 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.96 Exact value 3.9616709688 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77401 · revision 1 Value 3.9616709688 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.9616709688 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 4.15 Exact value 4.1480816320 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77400 · revision 1 Value 4.1480816320 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.1480816320 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 4.61 Exact value 4.6111066064 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77399 · revision 1 Value 4.6111066064 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.6111066064 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 4.66 Exact value 4.6588328030 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77398 · revision 1 Value 4.6588328030 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.6588328030 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 4.04 Exact value 4.0449288480 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77397 · revision 1 Value 4.0449288480 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.0449288480 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 3.21 Exact value 3.2143810953 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77396 · revision 1 Value 3.2143810953 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: The figures for Bahrain do not include extra budgetary spending on defence procurement. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.2143810953 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.10 Exact value 3.1029477285 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77395 · revision 1 Value 3.1029477285 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: The figures for Bahrain do not include extra budgetary spending on defence procurement. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.1029477285 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.96 Exact value 2.9569902343 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77394 · revision 1 Value 2.9569902343 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: The figures for Bahrain do not include extra budgetary spending on defence procurement. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.9569902343 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.80 Exact value 2.8001613687 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77393 · revision 1 Value 2.8001613687 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: The figures for Bahrain do not include extra budgetary spending on defence procurement. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.8001613687 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.61 Exact value 3.6105352497 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77392 · revision 1 Value 3.6105352497 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: The figures for Bahrain do not include extra budgetary spending on defence procurement. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.6105352497 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 3.28 Exact value 3.2778237484 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77391 · revision 1 Value 3.2778237484 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: The figures for Bahrain do not include extra budgetary spending on defence procurement. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.2778237484 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 3.59 Exact value 3.5914972274 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77390 · revision 1 Value 3.5914972274 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.5914972274 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.84 Exact value 3.8444905726 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77389 · revision 1 Value 3.8444905726 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.8444905726 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.14 Exact value 4.1413976298 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77388 · revision 1 Value 4.1413976298 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: The figures for Bahrain do not include extra budgetary spending on defence procurement. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.1413976298 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.42 Exact value 4.4185120280 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77387 · revision 1 Value 4.4185120280 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.4185120280 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.64 Exact value 4.6441113490 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77386 · revision 1 Value 4.6441113490 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.6441113490 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 4.67 Exact value 4.6706353135 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77385 · revision 1 Value 4.6706353135 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.6706353135 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 4.32 Exact value 4.3207377418 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77384 · revision 1 Value 4.3207377418 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.3207377418 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 4.04 Exact value 4.0410862530 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77383 · revision 1 Value 4.0410862530 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.0410862530 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.03 Exact value 4.0298610155 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77382 · revision 1 Value 4.0298610155 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.0298610155 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.06 Exact value 4.0574686511 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77381 · revision 1 Value 4.0574686511 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.0574686511 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 3.52 Exact value 3.5197968221 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77380 · revision 1 Value 3.5197968221 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.5197968221 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.42 Exact value 3.4233933455 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77379 · revision 1 Value 3.4233933455 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.4233933455 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 3.52 Exact value 3.5208357382 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77378 · revision 1 Value 3.5208357382 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.5208357382 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 2.94 Exact value 2.9449299380 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77377 · revision 1 Value 2.9449299380 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.9449299380 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 3.11 Exact value 3.1054670026 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #77376 · revision 1 Value 3.1054670026 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This is an indicator of the economic burden of military spending, not military capability. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.1054670026 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:46:17 · source revision unspecified

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