Germany vs India: Military expenditure

Germany

88.46 billion current USD

in 2024

India

86.13 billion current USD

in 2024

Germany rank

4th

India rank

5th

Military expenditure over time

Germany currently reports 88.46 billion current USD against 86.13 billion current USD in India, a difference of 2.33 billion current USD.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)