At a Plateau

India's defence budget has increased over the past few years but its share in GDP has remained the same.

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Shivani Sharma
  • Apr 3, 2019,
  • Updated Jul 17, 2019 3:42 PM IST

India's defence budget for 2018/19 was Rs 4,04,365 crore, which was 7.7 per cent more than the 2017/18 figure. It has remained in the range of 2.1-2.3 per cent of GDP for five years.

Graphic by Tanmoy Chakraborty

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India's defence budget for 2018/19 was Rs 4,04,365 crore, which was 7.7 per cent more than the 2017/18 figure. It has remained in the range of 2.1-2.3 per cent of GDP for five years.

Graphic by Tanmoy Chakraborty

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