China vs Germany: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , China's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 1.71, compared to Germany's 1.89. That makes China's value 9.5% lower than Germany's.
China
Rank #71 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 1.71
- Year-over-year
- +2.8%
- 10-year change
- -1.6%
- Peak
- 1.89 (2009)
- Trough
- 1.61 (2021)
Germany
Rank #64 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 1.89
- Year-over-year
- +27.1%
- 10-year change
- +67.8%
- Peak
- 1.89 (2024)
- Trough
- 1.12 (2015)
Other China comparisons
Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.