China vs Italy: 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 Italy's 1.61. That makes China's value 6.3% higher than Italy'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)
Italy
Rank #73 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 1.61
- Year-over-year
- +0.2%
- 10-year change
- +26.1%
- Peak
- 1.73 (2020)
- Trough
- 1.20 (2015)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.