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Military share of state spending in India

Military share of state spending in India: 14.8% of government spending in 1988 and 8.2% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
8.2% of government spending
Since 1988
−6.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
35 of 150
counting from the highest
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% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in IndiaMilitary share of state spending in India: 14.8% of government spending in 1988 and 8.2% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 14.8% of government spending in 1988, the lowest 7.6% of government spending in 2024.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 14.8% of government spending in 1988, the lowest 7.6% of government spending in 2024.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearIndia
20258.2
20247.6
20238.1
20228
20218
20208.8
20199.3
20189.1
20179.4
20169.1
20158.8
20149.5
20139.3
20129.3
20119.6
20109.9
200910.3
20088.9
20078.9
20069.5
200510.4
200410.1
20039.1
20029.9
200110.5
200011.5
199911.6
199810.7
199710.7
199610.3
199510.5
199410.4
199311
199210.3
199110.9
199012.4
198913.6
198814.8

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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