India vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Military spending as a share of GDP
India
2.2%
in 2019
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2.1%
in 2018
India rank
36th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
37th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- India
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
India currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
India ranks 36th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th of 172 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.5% | 5.7% | 4.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 9.2% | 7.7% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 11.1% | 8.6% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 7.7% | 5.4% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 9.8% | 7.6% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 10.5% | 8.7% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 7.0% | 5.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, India or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- India, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between India and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do India and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- India ranks 36th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th 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
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).