Thursday 15 December 2016

India becomes world's fourth largest defence spender


News: Following a 13.1% increase in its 2016-17 defence budget, India has become the world's fourth largest spender.

  • India had spend $50.67 billion in 2016 on defence sector.
  • In 2015, India spent $46.6 billion and was at sixth position.
  • Increase to military pay and the introduction of one rank, one pay (OROP) are the main reasons for the higher rate of growth in defence budget.
  • According to US research firm IHS Inc, procurement spending is expected to rise from $10.4 billion this year to around $15 billion by 2020.

Top Ten Defence Spender in the World:
  1. United States: $622.03 billion
  2. China: $191.75 billion
  3. UK: $53.81 billion
  4. India: $50.67 billion
  5. Saudi Arabia: $48.68 billion
  6. Russia: $48.44 billion
  7. France: $44.34 billion
  8. Japan: $41.64 billion
  9. Germany: $35.75 billion
  10. South Korea: $33.47 billion


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