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China
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#71out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

2.52.22.01.81.6198920072024China · 2024: 1.71%China

Analytical takeaways

  • China records 1.71% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #71 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 2.45% in 1989 to 1.71% in 2024, a decrease of 0.74%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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