This graph ranks military spending by gross domestic product in 2022.
Largest Armies in the world
Avantika Khajuria
With a 2.19 million active soldiers, China’s armed forces were the world’s largest in January 2024. Joining the top five were India, the U.S., North Korea, and Russia.
Top ten exporters and importers of major arms globally
Sumanta Sinha
The visual graph shows that US is the leading exporter of arms where as India is the leading importer of arms in 2018-22.
Expenditure on defence in India from 2001 to 2022
Arya S Biju
In 2022, India’s military and defence spending reached approximately 81.4 billion U.S. dollars, marking a six percent rise from the previous year. However, when viewed as a percentage of the country’s GDP, this expenditure is on a downward trend.
Arms Imports to India over the years
Anupama V M
India remains world’s largest arms importer in the world. India has held the position of the world’s largest importer of major arms since 1993, according to reports.
Arms exported from India (2010-2022)
Akankhya Raut
Recently 100 Indian firms are exporting arms to other countries. Dornier-228, 155 mm Advanced Towed Artillery Guns, Brahmos Missiles, Akash Missile System, radars and simulators are manufactured by Indian companies.
Top 10 countries with women in armies
Lovely Tyagi
The share of women in armies of countries across the world remains low. As far as India is concerned the strength of women officers, as on March 01, 2023, in the IAF (excluding Medical and Dental branches) is 1,636. The strength of women officers in the Indian Navy, as on March 09, 2023, is 748 including Medical and Dental officers.
