Germany vs India: Military spending as a share of GDP
Germany
2.3%
in 2025
India
2.3%
in 2025
Germany rank
58th
India rank
55th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.3% against 2.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 58th and India ranks 55th of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 1960s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.2% | India |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 3.6% | 0.7% | India |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 2.8% | 1.1% | India |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% | India |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1.4% | India |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Germany or India?
- India, at 2.3% against 2.3% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Germany and India?
- 0.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 58th and India ranks 55th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) β 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.