Government spending vs gdp per capita in India
India: Government spending vs gdp per capita was 28.38 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
28.38
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
86th
of 151 countries
All-time high
31.02
in 2020
All-time low
4.05
in 1924
Years of data
164
1861–2024
Government spending vs gdp per capita in India, 1861–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 28.38 for government spending vs gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending vs gdp per capita in India peaked at 31.02 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.05, in 1924.
That places India 86th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government spending vs gdp per capita in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 6.6 | — |
| 1862 | 6.44 | -2.5% |
| 1863 | 6.21 | -3.6% |
| 1864 | 6.48 | +4.4% |
| 1865 | 6.16 | -5.0% |
| 1866 | 5.55 | -9.9% |
| 1867 | 5.98 | +7.9% |
| 1868 | 7 | +16.9% |
| 1869 | 5.98 | -14.6% |
| 1870 | 6.26 | +4.7% |
| 1871 | 6.44 | +2.9% |
| 1872 | 5.98 | -7.2% |
| 1873 | 6.64 | +11.2% |
| 1874 | 5.88 | -11.5% |
| 1875 | 7.03 | +19.5% |
| 1876 | 7.24 | +3.1% |
| 1877 | 6.39 | -11.7% |
| 1878 | 5.53 | -13.4% |
| 1879 | 6.25 | +12.9% |
| 1880 | 7.34 | +17.5% |
| 1881 | 7.34 | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 7.34 | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 8.13 | +10.7% |
| 1884 | 7.15 | -12.0% |
| 1885 | 7.35 | +2.7% |
| 1886 | 6.88 | -6.3% |
| 1887 | 7.48 | +8.7% |
| 1888 | 8.12 | +8.5% |
| 1889 | 6.39 | -21.3% |
| 1890 | 6.87 | +7.5% |
| 1891 | 6.87 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 5.97 | -13.1% |
| 1893 | 6.02 | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 6.22 | +3.3% |
| 1895 | 6.56 | +5.5% |
| 1896 | 7 | +6.7% |
| 1897 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1898 | 6.28 | +4.7% |
| 1899 | 6.8 | +8.3% |
| 1900 | 7.18 | +5.7% |
| 1901 | 6.32 | -12.0% |
| 1902 | 6.43 | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 7.2 | +12.1% |
| 1904 | 6.65 | -7.7% |
| 1905 | 7.31 | +10.0% |
| 1906 | 5.78 | -20.9% |
| 1907 | 5.96 | +3.1% |
| 1908 | 5.85 | -1.8% |
| 1909 | 5.32 | -9.1% |
| 1910 | 5.96 | +11.9% |
| 1911 | 5.42 | -9.1% |
| 1912 | 5.47 | +1.0% |
| 1913 | 5.56 | +1.7% |
| 1914 | 5.04 | -9.4% |
| 1915 | 4.76 | -5.6% |
| 1916 | 4.63 | -2.7% |
| 1917 | 11.19 | +141.6% |
| 1918 | 5.28 | -52.8% |
| 1919 | 5.4 | +2.2% |
| 1920 | 6.43 | +19.2% |
| 1921 | 4.62 | -28.3% |
| 1922 | 4.51 | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 4.71 | +4.5% |
| 1924 | 4.05 | -14.1% |
| 1925 | 4.33 | +6.8% |
| 1926 | 4.51 | +4.2% |
| 1927 | 4.53 | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 4.49 | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 4.74 | +5.8% |
| 1930 | 5.54 | +16.8% |
| 1931 | 5.82 | +5.1% |
| 1932 | 5.31 | -8.7% |
| 1933 | 5.35 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 5.29 | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 5.59 | +5.6% |
| 1936 | 5.26 | -6.0% |
| 1937 | 5.01 | -4.7% |
| 1938 | 4.98 | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 4.79 | -3.9% |
| 1940 | 5.33 | +11.3% |
| 1941 | 5.08 | -4.6% |
| 1942 | 8.11 | +59.4% |
| 1943 | 7.63 | -5.9% |
| 1944 | 8.79 | +15.2% |
| 1945 | 13.59 | +54.6% |
| 1946 | 11.05 | -18.7% |
| 1947 | 6.66 | -39.8% |
| 1948 | 6.16 | -7.5% |
| 1949 | 5.53 | -10.2% |
| 1950 | 5.31 | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 5.55 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 6.3 | +13.7% |
| 1953 | 6.68 | +6.0% |
| 1954 | 7.85 | +17.6% |
| 1955 | 8.19 | +4.3% |
| 1956 | 8.53 | +4.1% |
| 1957 | 9.73 | +14.1% |
| 1958 | 11.96 | +22.9% |
| 1959 | 12.18 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 11.23 | -7.8% |
| 1961 | 11.78 | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 11.48 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 12.33 | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 13.24 | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 13.71 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 13.82 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 13.81 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 12.59 | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 11.53 | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 11.72 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 12.38 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 13.47 | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 12.92 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 11.34 | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 12.68 | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 14.45 | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 13.94 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 15.01 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 15.56 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 17.48 | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 16.62 | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 17.75 | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 17.83 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 19.8 | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 21.56 | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 23.23 | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 22.52 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 24.89 | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 25.68 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 25.82 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 27.27 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 26.69 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 26.19 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 26.21 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 24.98 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 24.36 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 25.23 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 26.03 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 25.85 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 26.09 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 28.28 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 29.12 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 29.94 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 28.45 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 26.88 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 26.91 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 26.94 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.29 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 28.54 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.99 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 27.64 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 27.36 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.6 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.22 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 27.06 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 27.23 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.23 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 26.29 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.85 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 31.02 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 29.89 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 29.1 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 27.89 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 28.38 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 6.27 | 5.55 | 7 | 9 |
| 1870s | 6.36 | 5.53 | 7.24 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.35 | 6.39 | 8.13 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.46 | 5.97 | 7 | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.4 | 5.32 | 7.31 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.87 | 4.63 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.69 | 4.05 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.29 | 4.79 | 5.82 | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.79 | 5.08 | 13.59 | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.23 | 5.31 | 12.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.55 | 11.23 | 13.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.35 | 11.34 | 15.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.74 | 16.62 | 25.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.86 | 24.36 | 27.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.04 | 26.09 | 29.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.95 | 26.22 | 27.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.26 | 27.89 | 31.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 83 Albania 28.94 compare
- 84 Rwanda 28.78 compare
- 85 Oman 28.7 compare
- 87 Burkina Faso 27.83 compare
- 88 Tajikistan 27.66 compare
- 89 Uzbekistan 27.59 compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 86.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 233,055 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -5.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 4.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0922 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 249.25 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending vs gdp per capita in India?
- Government spending vs gdp per capita in India was 28.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending vs gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 31.02 in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending vs gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 in 1924.
- How does India rank for government spending vs gdp per capita?
- India ranks 86th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending vs gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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