Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	0.941 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	4,030,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	227,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	75,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	2,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1984]
Military & security forces	Armed Forces of Bangladesh (aka Bangladesh Defense Force): Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air ForceMinistry of Home Affairs: Bangladesh Police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Coast Guard, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Ansars, Village Defense Party (VDP) (2025); note: note 1: the Armed Forces of Bangladesh are jointly administered by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Armed Forces Division (AFD), both under the Prime Minister's Office; the AFD has ministerial status and parallel functions with MODnote 2: the RAB, Ansars, and VDP are paramilitary organizations for internal security; the RAB is a joint task force comprised of Police, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Border Guards personnel seconded to the RAB; its mandate includes internal security, intelligence gathering related to criminal activities, and government-directed investigationsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	varies by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	75,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	2,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1984]
Military spending (% of GDP)	0.941 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	4,030,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]