India
National power in India
National power in India: 5.28% of world capability in 1947 and 9.94% of world capability in 2022, by Correlates of War estimates.
- Latest, 2022
- 9.94% of world capability
- Since 1947
- +4.66 percentage points
- Rank, 2022
- 3 of 195
- counting from the highest
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- The highest was 9.94% of world capability in 2022, the lowest 4.52% of world capability in 1955.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | India |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.94 |
| 2021 | 9.79 |
| 2020 | 9.61 |
| 2019 | 9.75 |
| 2018 | 9.77 |
| 2017 | 9.75 |
| 2016 | 8.73 |
| 2015 | 8.57 |
| 2014 | 8.4 |
| 2013 | 8.18 |
| 2012 | 8.1 |
| 2011 | 8.04 |
| 2010 | 7.96 |
| 2009 | 8.09 |
| 2008 | 7.81 |
| 2007 | 7.73 |
| 2006 | 7.64 |
| 2005 | 7.61 |
| 2004 | 7.39 |
| 2003 | 7.35 |
| 2002 | 7.31 |
| 2001 | 7.01 |
| 2000 | 6.93 |
| 1999 | 6.86 |
| 1998 | 6.81 |
| 1997 | 6.68 |
| 1996 | 6.66 |
| 1995 | 6.55 |
| 1994 | 6.43 |
| 1993 | 6.39 |
| 1992 | 6.38 |
| 1991 | 6.28 |
| 1990 | 6.03 |
| 1989 | 5.95 |
| 1988 | 5.85 |
| 1987 | 5.76 |
| 1986 | 5.67 |
| 1985 | 5.6 |
| 1984 | 5.45 |
| 1983 | 5.44 |
| 1982 | 5.42 |
| 1981 | 5.2 |
| 1980 | 5.17 |
| 1979 | 5.28 |
| 1978 | 5.32 |
| 1977 | 5.31 |
| 1976 | 5.36 |
| 1975 | 5.46 |
| 1974 | 5.36 |
| 1973 | 5.42 |
| 1972 | 5.42 |
| 1971 | 5.26 |
| 1970 | 5.23 |
| 1969 | 5.03 |
| 1968 | 5.08 |
| 1967 | 5.07 |
| 1966 | 5.21 |
| 1965 | 5.2 |
| 1964 | 5.17 |
| 1963 | 5.15 |
| 1962 | 4.91 |
| 1961 | 4.87 |
| 1960 | 4.61 |
| 1959 | 4.69 |
| 1958 | 4.63 |
| 1957 | 4.58 |
| 1956 | 4.52 |
| 1955 | 4.52 |
| 1954 | 4.65 |
| 1953 | 4.67 |
| 1952 | 4.69 |
| 1951 | 4.9 |
| 1950 | 4.96 |
| 1949 | 5.14 |
| 1948 | 5.25 |
| 1947 | 5.28 |
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
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- Military spending2.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$93.3B in 2025
- Military spending per person$63 in 2025
- Military share of state spending8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel3.07 million people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workers0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2.86 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports81 million TIV in 2025