One of the world's top UN peacekeeping contributors with significant submarine acquisition from China.
MILITARY DOCTRINE
Internal security, Bay of Bengal maritime security, and UN peacekeeping leadership.
171.0M
POPULATION
$460.2B
GDP TOTAL
$5.7B
MILITARY BUDGET
165K
ACTIVE TROOPS
MILITARY CAPABILITY
FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN
PERSONNEL
Active Troops
165,000
Reserve Troops
0
Paramilitary
63,000
Special Forces
3,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.6021
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
1.3%
GROUND FORCES
Tanks (MBT)
300
Armored Vehicles
900
Artillery
930
MLRS
25
300
TANKS
900
AFVs
930
ARTILLERY
AIR POWER
Fighter Aircraft
171
Attack Helicopters
12
Transport Helicopters
40
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
10
171
FIGHTERS
12
HELICOPTERS
10
DRONES
NAVAL & STRATEGIC
Total Ships
88
Submarines
2
Aircraft Carriers
0
Ballistic Missiles
0
NON-NUCLEAR STATE
EQUIPMENT INTEL
NATIONAL ARSENAL
No arsenal data available
ANALYSIS
HOW DOES BANGLADESH COMPARE?
Run a head-to-head comparison with any of 195 countries across 50+ military metrics.
Start Comparison