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China Military Spending 2020s

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
1.67% decade average (2020-2029)

China's military spending during the 2020s ranged from 1.61% (2021) to 1.76% (2020), averaging 1.67% over 6 years of data.

2020s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2020 1.76% +0.07% 89th
2021 1.61% −0.15% 88th
2022 1.63% +0.03% 90th
2023 1.66% +0.03% 85th
2024 1.71% +0.05% 76th
2025 1.66% −0.05% 73rd