What is the difference in military expenditure between India and Russia?

62.84 billion current USD, with Russia ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Russia: Military expenditure

India

86.13 billion current USD

in 2024

Russia

148.97 billion current USD

in 2024

India rank

5th

Russia rank

3rd

Military expenditure over time

India
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 148.97 billion current USD against 86.13 billion current USD in India, a difference of 62.84 billion current USD.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times India's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was India ahead.

India ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.94 billion current USD	0 current USD	10.94 billion current USD	India
1990s	10.30 billion current USD	9.10 billion current USD	1.20 billion current USD	India
2000s	22.72 billion current USD	28.59 billion current USD	5.87 billion current USD	Russia
2010s	55.15 billion current USD	71.29 billion current USD	16.14 billion current USD	Russia
2020s	79.54 billion current USD	97.63 billion current USD	18.10 billion current USD	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, India or Russia?: Russia, at 148.97 billion current USD against 86.13 billion current USD in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between India and Russia?: 62.84 billion current USD, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do India and Russia rank globally for military expenditure?: India ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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)