What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Finland and India?

0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and India?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs India: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Finland

0.024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

India

0.0236 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Finland rank

47th

India rank

48th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Finland
India

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0236 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 47th and India ranks 48th of 160 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1473 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1317 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0157 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland
1970s	0.0691 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	India
1980s	0.0363 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0686 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0323 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	India
1990s	0.0234 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0674 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	India
2000s	0.0183 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0527 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0344 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	India
2010s	0.0158 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0299 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0141 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	India
2020s	0.0189 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0252 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Finland or India?: Finland, at 0.024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0236 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Finland and India?: 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and India?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Finland and India rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Finland ranks 47th and India ranks 48th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.