Afghanistan vs Bahrain: Military spending as a share of GDP
Afghanistan
3.3%
in 2019
Bahrain
3.4%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
19th
Bahrain rank
17th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Bahrain ranks 17th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Bahrain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bahrain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 1.8% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Afghanistan or Bahrain?
- Bahrain, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Afghanistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Afghanistan and Bahrain?
- 0.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bahrain?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Bahrain rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Bahrain ranks 17th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).