China vs United States: 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 United States's 3.42. That makes China's value 50.0% lower than United States'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)
United States
Rank #18 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 3.42
- Year-over-year
- +3.5%
- 10-year change
- -7.1%
- Peak
- 4.90 (2010)
- Trough
- 3.30 (2017)
Other China comparisons
Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.