Military expenditure
Defence spending as a share of the economy. India is among the world's largest spenders in absolute terms. The arrows here treat a smaller share as the better direction — more left for development — which is a judgement, not a measurement.
Position from worst
2.27
Published by
SIPRI, via the World Bank
Military expenditure over time
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| Period | Military expenditure |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.7% |
| 1993 | 2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.5% |
| 1988 | 3.7% |
| 1987 | 4.2% |
| 1986 | 4.1% |
| 1985 | 3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.4% |
| 1983 | 3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.1% |
| 1977 | 3.2% |
| 1976 | 3.5% |
| 1975 | 3.5% |
| 1974 | 3.2% |
| 1973 | 3.2% |
| 1972 | 3.7% |
| 1971 | 3.7% |
| 1970 | 3.2% |
| 1969 | 3.1% |
| 1968 | 3.2% |
| 1967 | 3.2% |
| 1966 | 3.6% |
| 1965 | 3.9% |
| 1964 | 3.8% |
| 1963 | 4.0% |
| 1962 | 2.7% |
| 1961 | 2.1% |
| 1960 | 2.0% |
Compared with
Source
SIPRI, via the World Bank — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS