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Military expenditures
China — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $5.28 billion (1988) |
| 1991 | $NA, NA% of GNP |
| 1992 | exchange rate conversion - $12-15 billion, NA of GNP (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GNP |
| 1994 | defense budget - 52.04 billion yuan, NA% of GDP (1994 est.); note - conversion of the defense budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results |
| 1995 | defense budget - 63.09 billion yuan, NA% of GDP (1995 est.); note - conversion of the defense budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results CHRISTMAS ISLAND (territory of Australia) |
| 1996 | the officially announced but suspect figure is 70.2 billion yuan, NA% of GDP (1995 est.); note - conversion of the defense budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results |
| 1997 | NA% |
| 1998 | NA% |
| 1999 | NA% |
| 2000 | 1.2% (FY99) |
| 2001 | 1.2% (FY99) |
| 2002 | 1.6% (2002); note - this is the officially announced figure, but actual defense spending is more likely between 3.5% to 5.0% of GDP for 2002 |
| 2003 | 4.3% (FY02) |
| 2004 | 3.5-5.0% (FY03 est.) |
| 2005 | 4.3% (2004) |
| 2006 | 4.3% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 4.3% (2006) |
| 2008 | 4.3% of GDP (2006) |
| 2009 | 4.3% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 25 |
| 2010 | 4.3% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 22 |
| 2011 | 4.3% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 22 |
| 2012 | 4.3% of GDP (2006) country comparison to the world: 21 |
| 2013 | 2.6% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 49 |
| 2014 | 1.99% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 40 2% of GDP (2011) 1.99% of GDP (2010) |
| 2015 | 1.99% of GDP (2012) | 2% of GDP (2011) | 1.99% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 40 |
| 2016 | 1.99% of GDP (2012) | 2% of GDP (2011) | 1.99% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 40 |
| 2017 | 1.9% of GDP (2016) | 1.95% of GDP (2015) | 1.9% of GDP (2014) | 1.85% of GDP (2013) | 1.84% of GDP (2012) | country comparison to the world: 40 |
| 2018 | 2% of GDP (2017) | 1.9% of GDP (2016) | 1.95% of GDP (2015) | 1.9% of GDP (2014) | 1.85% of GDP (2013) |
| 2019 | 1.87% of GDP (2018) | 1.9% of GDP (2017) | 1.93% of GDP (2016) | 1.95% of GDP (2015) | 1.9% of GDP (2014) |
| 2020 | 1.9% of GDP (2019) | 1.9% of GDP (2018) | 1.9% of GDP (2017) | 1.9% of GDP (2016) | 1.9% of GDP (2015) |
| 2021 | 1.7% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2019) 1.9% of GDP (2018) 1.9% of GDP (2017) 1.9% of GDP (2016) |
| 2022 | 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2019) (approximately $290 billion) 1.7% of GDP (2018) (approximately $265 billion) 1.8% of GDP (2017) (approximately $260 billion) |
| 2023 | 1.5% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2019 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| 2024 | 1.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2019 est.) |
| 2025 | 1.5% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2020 est.) |