Military expenditure as percent of GDP in China 2008-2021

Published by C. Textor, Dec 5, 2022
This statistic shows the official defense spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2008 to 2021. In 2021, China's official total military spending amounted to around 1.3 percent of the GDP.

Defense spending as a share of GDP in China from 2008 to 2021

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Release date

November 2022

Region

China

Survey time period

2008 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures are based on the official Chinese annual military budget. According to international public research institutions, in 2021, actual military-related spending might be 1.1 to 2 times higher than stated in the official budget.

Figures prior to 2019 were taken from the 2019 China Military Power Report, page 21, published by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.

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