India vs Italy

India vs Italy: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 2.3% of GDP in India and 1.89% of GDP in Italy, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 0.41 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Italy.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

India vs Italy: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 2.3% of GDP in India and 1.89% of GDP in Italy, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 0.41 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Italy.
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What the numbers say

  • India has been higher since 1962, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2025, India ranked 43 and Italy ranked 68 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearIndiaItaly
20252.31.89
20242.221.59
20232.361.53
20222.381.6
20212.471.61
20202.81.66
20192.551.25
20182.421.32
20172.531.29
20162.541.3
20152.461.18
20142.541.25
20132.551.39
20122.621.42
20112.71.47
20102.891.49
20093.131.55
20082.631.53
20072.481.44
20062.681.51
20052.911.6
20042.831.67
20032.681.7
20022.831.69
20012.921.67
20002.951.73
19992.961.68
19982.731.64
19972.651.62
19962.471.58
19952.581.46
19942.671.71
19932.821.79
19922.711.75
19912.911.86
19903.151.88
19893.532.03
19883.732.07
19874.232.06
19864.111.98
19853.571.94
19843.422.01
19833.322.02
19823.352.01
19813.191.82
19803.131.76
19793.261.87
19783.131.88
19773.161.89
19763.481.83
19753.541.98
19743.22.07
19733.162.2
19723.722.39
19713.652.24
19703.192.06
19693.142.42
19683.252.65
19673.222.77
19663.572.99
19653.872.75
19643.822.73
19634.032.75
19622.752.63
19612.072.57
196022.71
19592.142.95
19581.923.04
19572.483.09
19562.023.17
1955–3.25
1954–3.53
1953–3.33
1952–3.99
1951–3.78
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Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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