Bangladesh vs Eswatini: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bangladesh
1.6%
in 2019
Eswatini
1.6%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
69th
Eswatini rank
68th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bangladesh
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Eswatini ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 69th and Eswatini ranks 68th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 33.9% | 33.3% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bangladesh or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Bangladesh as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bangladesh and Eswatini?
- 0.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Eswatini?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Eswatini rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 69th and Eswatini ranks 68th 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).