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India: military expenditure (% of GDP), 1960 onwards

India-only series from the World Bank (compiled by SIPRI), loaded automatically from the free World Bank API.

Source: World Bank (data compiled by SIPRI) · updated October 6, 2026 · World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Underlying source: SIPRI.

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Country ISO3 Indicator Year ▼ Military expenditure (% of GDP)
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1974 3.203
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1973 3.159
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1972 3.718
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1971 3.652
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1970 3.185
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1969 3.141
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1968 3.246
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1967 3.224
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1966 3.572
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1965 3.871
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1964 3.819
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1963 4.025
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1962 2.745
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1961 2.074
India IND Military expenditure (% of GDP) 1960 2.004
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