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China vs India: Military spending

China
349.48 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
India
95.30 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
China rank
2nd
India rank
4th

Military spending over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 349.48 billion constant 2022 US$ against 95.30 billion constant 2022 US$ in India, a difference of 254.17 billion constant 2022 US$.

That makes China's figure about 3.7 times India's.

Across all 77 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 172 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.