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India Lowest Military Spending

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Creator: World Bank
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2.00% in 1960

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The lowest military spending in India was 2.00% in 1960. The top 5 years were: 1960 (2.00%), 1961 (2.07%), 2025 (2.10%), 2024 (2.27%), 2023 (2.36%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.10%	−0.17%	52nd
2024	2.27%	−0.09%	105th
2023	2.36%	−0.03%	113th
2022	2.38%	−0.09%	119th
2021	2.47%	−0.33%	124th
2020	2.80%	+0.26%	126th
2019	2.55%	+0.12%	122nd
2018	2.42%	−0.11%	125th
2017	2.53%	−0.01%	121st
2016	2.54%	+0.09%	120th
2015	2.46%	−0.09%	119th
2014	2.54%	−0.00%	124th
2013	2.55%	−0.07%	124th
2012	2.62%	−0.09%	121st
2011	2.70%	−0.18%	118th
2010	2.89%	−0.24%	119th
2009	3.13%	+0.50%	115th
2008	2.63%	+0.15%	116th
2007	2.48%	−0.20%	109th
2006	2.68%	−0.23%	115th
2005	2.91%	+0.08%	127th
2004	2.83%	+0.15%	123rd
2003	2.68%	−0.15%	115th
2002	2.83%	−0.10%	112th
2001	2.92%	−0.02%	107th
2000	2.95%	−0.01%	107th
1999	2.96%	+0.23%	106th
1998	2.73%	+0.08%	100th
1997	2.65%	+0.17%	98th
1996	2.47%	−0.11%	96th
1995	2.58%	−0.09%	94th
1994	2.66%	−0.16%	100th
1993	2.82%	+0.12%	101st
1992	2.70%	−0.21%	79th
1991	2.91%	−0.24%	76th
1962	2.75%	+0.67%	40th
1961	2.07%	+0.07%	28th
1960	2.00%	–	23rd
1990	3.15%	−0.39%	74th
1989	3.53%	−0.19%	80th
1988	3.73%	−0.50%	82nd
1986	4.11%	+0.54%	82nd
1985	3.57%	+0.15%	80th
1984	3.42%	+0.09%	74th
1983	3.32%	−0.02%	67th
1982	3.35%	+0.16%	68th
1981	3.19%	+0.05%	69th
1980	3.13%	−0.13%	68th
1979	3.26%	+0.13%	66th
1978	3.13%	−0.04%	59th
1977	3.16%	−0.32%	67th
1976	3.48%	−0.06%	69th
1975	3.53%	+0.33%	70th
1974	3.20%	+0.04%	65th
1973	3.16%	−0.56%	65th
1972	3.72%	+0.07%	67th
1971	3.65%	+0.47%	66th
1970	3.19%	+0.04%	59th
1969	3.14%	−0.10%	56th
1968	3.25%	+0.02%	56th
1967	3.22%	−0.35%	48th
1987	4.23%	+0.12%	87th
1966	3.57%	−0.30%	57th
1965	3.87%	+0.05%	57th
1964	3.82%	−0.21%	57th
1963	4.03%	+1.28%	59th

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