China's public security expenditure 2011-2021, by government level
China spent approximately 1.38 trillion yuan on public security in 2021, a threefold increase in the past decade. The public security expenditure includes state security, police, domestic surveillance, armed civil militia, and other measures to deal with public disturbances. Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Xinjiang were the top three provinces in terms of public security spending.
