IndiaSouth Asia
India: 6th largest economy, 5th in military spending
Population1.5B#1 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$4T#6 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$2.7k#146 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output5.7k TWh#6 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$86.1B#5 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
1.5B people, 36% in cities
- Population1.5B2025
- Population growth0.9%2025
- Urban population35.7%2025
- Land area3M km²2023
A $4T economy, $2.7k per person
- GDP$4T2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$17.2T2025
- GDP per person$2.7k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$11.7k2025
- GDP growth7.6%2025
Fuels are 17% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP22.3%2025
- Imports, share of GDP24.0%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports17.1%2024
- Exports of goods and services$881B2025
- Imports of goods and services$950B2025
Fossil fuel output of 5.7k TWh
Oilmade 382 TWhused 3k TWh
Gasmade 324 TWhused 703 TWh
Coalmade 5k TWhused 6.4k TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)5.7k TWh2024
- Primary energy consumption11.3k TWh2024
- Energy use per person7.8 MWh2024
- Electricity generation2.1k TWh2025
- Electricity from fossil fuels73.3%2025
Spends $86.1B on its military, 2.3% of GDP
- Military spending$86.1B2024
- Military spending, share of GDP2.3%2024
- Armed forces personnel3.1M2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$1.2B2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$25M2024
Where these numbers come from
- Bank for International Settlements, central bank policy rates ↗ · BIS statistics, free reuse with attribution · 2026
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2018-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2024-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
- Federation of American Scientists, Status of World Nuclear Forces ↗ · public statements, cited · 2026
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.
