Estonia vs India: Military spending as a share of GDP

Estonia
2.2%
in 2019
India
2.2%
in 2019
Estonia rank
35th
India rank
36th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Estonia
  • India
0123191819682019

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was India ahead.

Estonia ranks 35th and India ranks 36th of 172 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia India Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7% 1.7% 1.0% India
2000s 1.1% 1.7% 0.6% India
2010s 1.8% 1.9% 0.1% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Estonia or India?
Estonia, at 2.2% against 2.2% in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Estonia and India?
0.0%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and India?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Estonia and India rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Estonia ranks 35th and India ranks 36th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).