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India Military Spending 1980s

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
3.56% decade average (1980-1989)

India's military spending during the 1980s ranged from 3.13% (1980) to 4.23% (1987), averaging 3.56% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 3.13% −0.13% 68th
1981 3.19% +0.05% 69th
1982 3.35% +0.16% 68th
1983 3.32% −0.02% 67th
1984 3.42% +0.09% 74th
1985 3.57% +0.15% 80th
1986 4.11% +0.54% 82nd
1987 4.23% +0.12% 87th
1988 3.73% −0.50% 82nd
1989 3.53% −0.19% 80th