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China Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • China military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $291.96B, a 2.11% increase from 2021.
  • China military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $285.93B, a 10.84% increase from 2020.
  • China military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $257.97B, a 7.34% increase from 2019.
  • China military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $240.33B, a 3.36% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Billions of US $
China $291.96B
Russia $86.37B
Brazil $20.21B
Turkey $10.64B
Colombia $9.94B
Algeria $9.15B
Mexico $8.54B
Iran $6.85B
Thailand $5.72B
Romania $5.19B
Lebanon $4.74B
Iraq $4.68B
Malaysia $3.67B
South Africa $3.00B
Azerbaijan $2.99B
Peru $2.85B
Ecuador $2.49B
Jordan $2.32B
Serbia $1.43B
Bulgaria $1.34B
Kazakhstan $1.13B
Belarus $0.82B
Armenia $0.80B
Dominican Republic $0.76B
Botswana $0.49B
Guatemala $0.43B
Namibia $0.37B
Paraguay $0.37B
Albania $0.29B
Gabon $0.28B
North Macedonia $0.22B
Jamaica $0.22B
Bosnia $0.18B
Equatorial Guinea $0.16B
Montenegro $0.10B
Guyana $0.08B
Fiji $0.07B
Belize $0.02B
Mauritius $0.02B
Venezuela $0.00B
Tonga $0.00B
Maldives $0.00B
Nauru $0.00B
Turkmenistan $0.00B
St. Lucia $0.00B
Samoa $0.00B
Dominica $0.00B
Libya $0.00B
Suriname $0.00B
Cuba $0.00B
Grenada $0.00B
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $0.00B
Costa Rica $0.00B
Tuvalu $0.00B
American Samoa $0.00B
Marshall Islands $0.00B
China Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $291.96B 1.60%
2021 $285.93B 1.61%
2020 $257.97B 1.76%
2019 $240.33B 1.68%
2018 $232.53B 1.67%
2017 $210.44B 1.71%
2016 $198.54B 1.77%
2015 $196.54B 1.78%
2014 $182.11B 1.74%
2013 $164.07B 1.71%
2012 $145.13B 1.70%
2011 $125.29B 1.66%
2010 $105.52B 1.73%
2009 $96.60B 1.89%
2008 $78.84B 1.72%
2007 $62.14B 1.75%
2006 $51.45B 1.87%
2005 $42.79B 1.87%
2004 $37.90B 1.94%
2003 $33.14B 2.00%
2002 $30.28B 2.06%
2001 $26.56B 1.98%
2000 $22.24B 1.84%
1999 $20.47B 1.87%
1998 $17.03B 1.66%
1997 $15.70B 1.63%
1996 $14.28B 1.65%
1995 $12.39B 1.69%
1994 $9.87B 1.69%
1993 $12.36B 1.93%
1992 $12.24B 2.45%
1991 $9.80B 2.31%
1990 $9.93B 2.45%
1989 $11.25B 2.45%
1988 $0.00B 0.00%
1987 $0.00B 0.00%
1986 $0.00B 0.00%
1985 $0.00B 0.00%
1984 $0.00B 0.00%
1983 $0.00B 0.00%
1982 $0.00B 0.00%
1981 $0.00B 0.00%
1980 $0.00B 0.00%
1979 $0.00B 0.00%
1978 $0.00B 0.00%
1977 $0.00B 0.00%
1976 $0.00B 0.00%
1975 $0.00B 0.00%
1974 $0.00B 0.00%
1973 $0.00B 0.00%
1972 $0.00B 0.00%
1971 $0.00B 0.00%
1970 $0.00B 0.00%
1969 $0.00B 0.00%
1968 $0.00B 0.00%
1967 $0.00B 0.00%
1966 $0.00B 0.00%
1965 $0.00B 0.00%
1964 $0.00B 0.00%
1963 $0.00B 0.00%
1962 $0.00B 0.00%
1961 $0.00B 0.00%
1960 $0.00B 0.00%