Military Expenditure

USD

India · Dec 31, 2024

Update expected by Jul 2026

Methodology & Sourcing

Source: World Bank
Granularity: national
Unit: USD
Update cadence: Refreshed daily by an automated ingest (/india/api/ingest/world-bank).

Known caveats

Pulls the full history World Bank publishes for each indicator, from 1960 — not a fixed lookback window.

Higher spending isn't inherently good or bad — it can reflect stronger defence capability or a heavier fiscal burden, depending on context.