India vs United Kingdom: Military expenditure

India

86.13 billion current USD

in 2024

United Kingdom

81.76 billion current USD

in 2024

India rank

5th

United Kingdom rank

6th

Military expenditure over time

India currently reports 86.13 billion current USD against 81.76 billion current USD in United Kingdom, a difference of 4.36 billion current USD.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, India ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 6th 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)