$4.09 Billion in 2021 Defense Budget of Bangladesh

Bangladesh government has allocated 4.09 Billion dollars for its military and defense expenditure in 2021. Bangladesh allocated 34841 corer taka in the year 2021 while it was 32974 corer in 2020. In terms of BDT, the 2021 military budget of Bangladesh is 5% higher than 2020 while in USD it’s just a 0.7% increase. Taka 1672.47 or 196.25 Million USD was allocated for development purposes. Taka 16817 corer or $ 1.97 billion was allocated for the Bangladesh army, 6330 corers or $ 742.78 million USD for Bangladesh Navy and 4743 million USD corers or 556.56 for Bangladesh Airforce in the 2021 military budget of Bangladesh.

1 USD = 85.22 BDT

Catagory of military expenditure 2021Taka in Thousand
Operating33169,14,1
Development1672,47,0
Recurrent21831,38,52
Capital12555,22,66
Financial Asset455,00,00
Liability0
Total :34841,61,18

Ministry of Defence -Demands for Grants and Appropriations 2020-21

Bangladesh Military Budget in Billion US Dollar

  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $4.09 billion a 0.7% Increase from 2019
  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $4.06 billion a 6.8% Decrease from 2019
  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $4.36B, an 18.03% increase from 2018.
  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $3.69B, a 13.05% increase from 2017.
  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2017 was $3.27B, a 0.81% increase from 2016.
  • Bangladesh military spending/defense budget for 2016 was $3.24B, a 15.08% increase from 2015.
Other Bangladesh Military ExpenditureTaka in Thousand
Buildings and structures2752,45,84
Machinery and equipment8977,10,54
Other fixed assets25,58,18
Weapons systems600,00,00
Materials and supplies12,00
Military inventories74,10,00
Valuables13,22,00
Land31,62,10
Wages and salaries in cash10483,88,69
Administrative expenses855,46,00
Fees, charges and commissions84,74,10
Training333,03,81
Domestic travel and transfer45,00
Petrol, oil and lubricants648,20,38
Travel and Transfer249,43,50
Agriculture supplies93,06,00
Medical and surgical supplies344,55,38
Public order and safety supplies410,18,23
Food supplies988,73,40
Printing and stationery66,86,69
General supplies and materials546,16,17
Professional services, honorariums and specia391,04,27
Repairs and maintenance1922,01,55
Public nonfinancial corporations subsidies486,81,18
Current grants305,78,52
Capital grants50,51,50
Social assistance benefits in cash51,10
Employment-related social benefits in cash3495,87,80
Current transfers not elsewhere classified73,68,25
Current transfers for projects37,00
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