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

7.95 billion current USD, with India ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

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 Ukraine: Military expenditure (current USD)

India

92.06 billion current USD

in 2025

Ukraine

84.11 billion current USD

in 2025

India rank

5th

Ukraine rank

7th

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

India
Ukraine

How they compare

India currently reports 92.06 billion current USD against 84.11 billion current USD in Ukraine, a difference of 7.95 billion current USD.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 168 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.58 billion current USD	1.14 billion current USD	9.44 billion current USD	India
2000s	22.72 billion current USD	2.43 billion current USD	20.29 billion current USD	India
2010s	55.15 billion current USD	4.15 billion current USD	51.00 billion current USD	India
2020s	81.48 billion current USD	44.90 billion current USD	36.58 billion current USD	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, India or Ukraine?: India, at 92.06 billion current USD against 84.11 billion current USD in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between India and Ukraine?: 7.95 billion current USD, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do India and Ukraine rank globally for military expenditure?: India ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 168 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: 212 places, 10,705 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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