Ministry of External Affairs
Embassies and consulates, aid to Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan and Africa, and India's dues to the UN and its agencies.
₹21,743 crore
in 2025–26, 0.44% of all union government spending. Revised estimate, not yet final.
Revenue ₹20,746 crore · Capital ₹997 crore
Every year on record
| Year | Amount | Revenue | Capital | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | ₹21,743 crore | ₹20,746 crore | ₹997 crore | Revised estimate |
| 2024–25 | ₹25,512 crore | ₹23,909 crore | ₹1,603 crore | Actuals |
| 2023–24 | ₹28,915 crore | ₹26,948 crore | ₹1,967 crore | Actuals |
| 2022–23 | ₹16,661 crore | ₹15,488 crore | ₹1,173 crore | Actuals |
| 2021–22 | ₹14,146 crore | ₹13,277 crore | ₹868 crore | Actuals |
| 2020–21 | ₹14,329 crore | ₹13,190 crore | ₹1,139 crore | Actuals |
Where this sits in the budget
- Counted under Government and public administration, what the money paid for.
- Spent by Ministry of External Affairs, who spent it. Official site.
Where these figures come from
- 2025–26 · Statement 3, Demand No. 29, Revised Estimates 2025-26, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2024–25 · Statement 3, Demand No. 29, Actuals 2024-25, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2023–24 · Statement 3, Demand No. 29, Actuals 2023-24, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2025-26: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 b59057f574f3d09a… - 2022–23 · Statement 3, Demand No. 29, Actuals 2022-23, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2024-25: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3d9f2fe71485a749… - 2021–22 · Statement 3, Demand No. 29, Actuals 2021-22, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2023-24: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 019cebf6e969c112… - 2020–21 · Statement 3, Demand No. 29, Actuals 2020-21, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2022-23: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
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