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World Development Indicators

Military expenditure (% of GDP): India

Most recent
2.271 (2024)
Earliest
2.004 (1960)
Highest
4.231 (1987)
Years reported
65
Member state
India at the United Nations
02.551960: 2.0041961: 2.0741962: 2.7451963: 4.0251964: 3.8191965: 3.8711966: 3.5721967: 3.2241968: 3.2461969: 3.1411970: 3.1851971: 3.6521972: 3.7181973: 3.1591974: 3.2031975: 3.5351976: 3.4781977: 3.1631978: 3.1261979: 3.2611980: 3.1341981: 3.1861982: 3.3451983: 3.3231984: 3.4171985: 3.5691986: 4.1061987: 4.2311988: 3.7291989: 3.5341990: 3.1461991: 2.911992: 2.7051993: 2.8241994: 2.6651995: 2.5781996: 2.4731997: 2.6481998: 2.7271999: 2.9572000: 2.9492001: 2.9242002: 2.8272003: 2.6782004: 2.8292005: 2.9112006: 2.682007: 2.4782008: 2.6312009: 3.1292010: 2.8892011: 2.7042012: 2.6182013: 2.5492014: 2.5442015: 2.4572016: 2.5432017: 2.5322018: 2.4242019: 2.5462020: 2.8042021: 2.4692022: 2.3832023: 2.3572024: 2.27119602024
Military expenditure (% of GDP), 1960–2024. Bars, not a line: a line drawn across a year the source does not report would invent an observation a reader could not tell from a measured one.

Every year reported

YearMilitary expenditure (% of GDP)
20242.271
20232.357
20222.383
20212.469
20202.804
20192.546
20182.424
20172.532
20162.543
20152.457
20142.544
20132.549
20122.618
20112.704
20102.889
20093.129
20082.631
20072.478
20062.68
20052.911
20042.829
20032.678
20022.827
20012.924
20002.949
19992.957
19982.727
19972.648
19962.473
19952.578
19942.665
19932.824
19922.705
19912.91
19903.146
19893.534
19883.729
19874.231
19864.106
19853.569
19843.417
19833.323
19823.345
19813.186
19803.134
19793.261
19783.126
19773.163
19763.478
19753.535
19743.203
19733.159
19723.718
19713.652
19703.185
19693.141
19683.246
19673.224
19663.572
19653.871
19643.819
19634.025
19622.745
19612.074
19602.004

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