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China Average Military Spending 1989-2025

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Creator: World Bank
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1.83% 37 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

China's average military spending from 1989 to 2025 was 1.83%, based on 37 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.66%	−0.05%	73rd
2024	1.71%	+0.05%	76th
2023	1.66%	+0.03%	85th
2022	1.63%	+0.03%	90th
2021	1.61%	−0.15%	88th
2020	1.76%	+0.07%	89th
2019	1.68%	+0.01%	89th
2018	1.67%	−0.04%	94th
2017	1.71%	−0.06%	95th
2016	1.77%	−0.01%	98th
2015	1.78%	+0.04%	100th
2014	1.74%	+0.02%	92nd
2013	1.71%	+0.01%	97th
2012	1.70%	+0.04%	96th
2011	1.66%	−0.07%	89th
2010	1.73%	−0.16%	90th
2009	1.89%	+0.18%	96th
2008	1.72%	−0.03%	87th
2007	1.75%	−0.12%	86th
2006	1.87%	−0.00%	91st
2005	1.87%	−0.07%	95th
2004	1.94%	−0.06%	93rd
2003	2.00%	−0.06%	90th
2002	2.06%	+0.08%	88th
2001	1.98%	+0.15%	87th
2000	1.84%	−0.04%	84th
1999	1.87%	+0.22%	79th
1998	1.66%	+0.02%	62nd
1997	1.63%	−0.02%	65th
1996	1.65%	−0.03%	65th
1995	1.69%	−0.01%	60th
1994	1.69%	−0.23%	56th
1993	1.93%	−0.52%	68th
1992	2.45%	+0.14%	72nd
1991	2.31%	−0.14%	59th
1990	2.45%	+0.01%	58th
1989	2.45%	–	58th

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