India

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Bhutan

Maldives

South Asia (Weighted Average)

Developing Countries

Defence Expenditure

(US $ Millions, 1993 Prices)

1985

7207

2088

308

22

214

-

-

9839

189,727

1997

9800

2900

480

40

680

-

-

7870

163,700

Defence Expenditure Annual (% Increase)

1985-97

2.6

2.8

3.8

5.1

10.1

-

-

-1.8

-1.2

Defence Expenditure

(As % of GNP)

1985

2.5

5.1

1.3

0.7

2.6

-

-

3.0

7.2

1997

2.7

4.5

1.1

0.8

4.6

-

-

2.7

2.9

Defence Expenditure

(As % of Central Government Expenditure)

1980

19.8

30.6

9.4

6.7

1.7

-

-

21

-

1997

16.1

20.7

-

0.6

17.0

-

-

14.7

-

Defence Expenditure Per Capita (US $, 1993 Prices)

1985

9.4

22

3.1

1.3

14

-

-

10

52

1997

10

23

3.9

1.7

38

-

-

11

34

Defence Expenditure

(As % of Education & Health Expenditure)

1960

68

393

-

67

17

--

-

113

143

1995

57

181

46

22

100

-

-

71

-

Armed Forces Personnel

(Number in Thousands)

1985

1260

484

91

25

22

-

-

1882

16027

1997

1145

587

121

46

115

-

-

2014

14050

% Increase

1985-97

-10

18

25

46

81

-

-

7.0

-14

Numbers of Soldiers

-      Per 1000 Population

-     Per 1000 Doctors

-     Per 1000 Teachers

1997

12

4.6

1.0

2.0

6.4

-

-

1.6

2.9

1990

4000

9000

6000

35000

25000

-

-

5594

18500

1990

300

1500

300

400

400

-

-

434

600

Employment In Arms Production (000’s)

1997

250

50

-

-

-

-

-

300

3930

Military Holdings 1997 Index (a) (1995 = 100)

175

152

153

40

926

-

-

168

105

Aggregate Number of Heavy Weapons

10330

5330

309

10

250

-

-

16229

208,800