India: Government spending, in dollars

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 India

Government spending, billion USD

 Latest value 426.05
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2025
 Average 94.01
 Min - Max 2.43 - 426.05
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 426.05 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 401.46 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 81.86 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1960 to 2025 is 94.01 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 2.43 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 426.05 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values India: Government spending, in dollars
 2025 426.05
 2024 401.46
 2023 371.29
 2022 359.73
 2021 331.82
 2020 310.62
 2019 311.99
 2018 292.54




Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 10.77 2025 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 426.05 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -7.90 2024 percent
 Primary budget balance -2.91 2024 percent
 Government expenditure 9,776.57 Q2/2026 billion
 Long-term interest rate 6.78 7/2026 percent
 Tax revenue 6.93 2022 percent
 Taxes on goods and services 32.60 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 5.49 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 34.83 2022 percent
 Foreign aid 2,376.56 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Government debt 81.64 2024 percent
 Government debt held by non-residents 4.44 2024 percent
 Sovereign debt average maturity 11.88 2024 percent
 Short-term government debt 3.60 2024 percent
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