This statistic shows the defense spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2008 to 2018. In 2018, China's total military-related spending amounted to around 1.3 percent of the GDP.
Defense spending as a share of GDP in China from 2008 to 2018
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US Department of Defense. (January 15, 2019). Defense spending as a share of GDP in China from 2008 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/958596/china-defense-spending-as-a-share-of-dgp/
US Department of Defense. "Defense spending as a share of GDP in China from 2008 to 2018." Chart. January 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/958596/china-defense-spending-as-a-share-of-dgp/
US Department of Defense. (2019). Defense spending as a share of GDP in China from 2008 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/958596/china-defense-spending-as-a-share-of-dgp/
US Department of Defense. "Defense Spending as a Share of Gdp in China from 2008 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/958596/china-defense-spending-as-a-share-of-dgp/
US Department of Defense, Defense spending as a share of GDP in China from 2008 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/958596/china-defense-spending-as-a-share-of-dgp/ (last visited July 11, 2020)
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