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India Military Spending 1970s

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
3.35% decade average (1970-1979)

India's military spending during the 1970s ranged from 3.13% (1978) to 3.72% (1972), averaging 3.35% over 10 years of data.

1970s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1970 3.19% +0.04% 59th
1971 3.65% +0.47% 66th
1972 3.72% +0.07% 67th
1973 3.16% −0.56% 65th
1974 3.20% +0.04% 65th
1975 3.53% +0.33% 70th
1976 3.48% −0.06% 69th
1977 3.16% −0.32% 67th
1978 3.13% −0.04% 59th
1979 3.26% +0.13% 66th