Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in India
India: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 28.44 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in India, 1988–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
India recorded 28.44 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2031.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in India peaked at 31.77 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.36, in 1996.
That places India 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 24.46 | — |
| 1989 | 25.24 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 25.38 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 26.81 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 26.69 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 26.19 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 26.21 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 24.98 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 24.36 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 25.23 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 26.03 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 25.85 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 26.09 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 28.28 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 29.12 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 29.94 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 28.45 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 26.03 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 25.64 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 26.09 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 28.27 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 28.1 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 27.72 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 27.32 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 27.18 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 26.49 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.2 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.34 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 27.59 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 26.65 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 26.78 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.42 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 31.77 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 30.69 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 29.96 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 29.7 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 29.28 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 28.46 | -2.8% |
| 2026 | 28.64 | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 28.67 | +0.1% |
| 2028 | 28.6 | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 28.53 | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 28.49 | -0.1% |
| 2031 | 28.44 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.85 | 24.46 | 25.24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.77 | 24.36 | 26.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6 | 25.64 | 29.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.07 | 26.2 | 27.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.43 | 28.46 | 31.77 | 10 |
| 2030s | 28.46 | 28.44 | 28.49 | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 10 Australia 37.53 compare
- 11 Türkiye 32.6 compare
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 29.1 compare
- 14 Honduras 25.14 compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 25.02 compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 24.39 compare
More public sector data for India
- Arms imports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 86.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in India?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in India was 28.44 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 31.77 in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.36 in 1996.
- How does India rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- India ranks 13th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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