Military expenditure as a share of gdp reached 1.67% in 2023 in China, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 4.39% more than in the previous year.
Historically, military expenditure as a share of GDP in China reached an all time high of 2.45% in 1990 and an all time low of 1.60% in 2022.
China has been ranked 66th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure as a share of GDP.
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