Bahrain vs Cambodia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bahrain
3.4%
in 2019
Cambodia
3.8%
in 2019
Bahrain rank
17th
Cambodia rank
14th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 3.8% against 3.4% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cambodia ahead.
Bahrain ranks 17th and Cambodia ranks 14th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Cambodia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 6.7% | 4.9% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 2.7% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 1.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bahrain or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 3.8% against 3.4% in Bahrain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bahrain and Cambodia?
- 0.4%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Cambodia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Bahrain and Cambodia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 17th and Cambodia ranks 14th 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).