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China vs India: 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 India's 2.27. That makes China's value 24.7% lower than India's.

China

Rank #71 of 147 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
1.71
Year-over-year
+2.8%
10-year change
-1.6%
Peak
1.89 (2009)
Trough
1.61 (2021)

India

Rank #43 of 147 globally

India trend
Latest (2024)
2.27
Year-over-year
-3.6%
10-year change
-10.7%
Peak
3.13 (2009)
Trough
2.27 (2024)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.