China vs Japan: 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 Japan's 1.37. That makes China's value 24.8% higher than Japan'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)
Japan
Rank #86 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 1.37
- Year-over-year
- +20.3%
- 10-year change
- +43.2%
- Peak
- 1.37 (2024)
- Trough
- 0.88 (2007)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.