China vs Saudi Arabia: 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 Saudi Arabia's 7.30. That makes China's value 76.6% lower than Saudi Arabia'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)
Saudi Arabia
Rank #4 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 7.30
- Year-over-year
- +0.2%
- 10-year change
- -30.7%
- Peak
- 13.02 (2015)
- Trough
- 6.40 (2022)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.