China China, Military expenditure (current US$)

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 296,438,564,343 2 +4,480,135,883 +1.53%
2022 291,958,428,460 2 +6,027,910,404 +2.11%
2021 285,930,518,056 2 +27,957,088,222 +10.8%
2020 257,973,429,834 2 +17,640,874,375 +7.34%
2019 240,332,555,458 2 +7,801,959,473 +3.36%
2018 232,530,595,985 2 +22,087,561,244 +10.5%
2017 210,443,034,741 2 +11,904,673,313 +6%
2016 198,538,361,428 2 +1,999,534,197 +1.02%
2015 196,538,827,231 2 +14,429,622,612 +7.92%
2014 182,109,204,619 2 +18,038,735,297 +11%
2013 164,070,469,322 2 +18,942,859,726 +13.1%
2012 145,127,609,596 2 +19,841,236,432 +15.8%
2011 125,286,373,164 2 +19,763,725,062 +18.7%
2010 105,522,648,102 2 +8,920,981,349 +9.23%
2009 96,601,666,753 2 +17,760,863,933 +22.5%
2008 78,840,802,820 2 +16,704,212,065 +26.9%
2007 62,136,590,755 3 +10,683,217,521 +20.8%
2006 51,453,373,234 3 +8,663,419,583 +20.2%
2005 42,789,953,651 5 +4,885,381,824 +12.9%
2004 37,904,571,827 5 +4,760,571,346 +14.4%
2003 33,144,000,481 5 +2,859,873,071 +9.44%
2002 30,284,127,410 5 +3,722,664,412 +14%
2001 26,561,462,998 5 +4,324,322,847 +19.4%
2000 22,237,140,151 6 +1,763,225,056 +8.61%
1999 20,473,915,095 7 +3,442,134,895 +20.2%
1998 17,031,780,200 8 +1,332,193,431 +8.49%
1997 15,699,586,769 9 +1,424,185,949 +9.98%
1996 14,275,400,820 9 +1,890,271,345 +15.3%
1995 12,385,129,475 11 +2,518,009,409 +25.5%
1994 9,867,120,066 12 -2,493,105,794 -20.2%
1993 12,360,225,861 9 +115,958,018 +0.947%
1992 12,244,267,842 10 +2,441,892,476 +24.9%
1991 9,802,375,366 13 -123,973,885 -1.25%
1990 9,926,349,251 13 -1,324,983,380 -11.8%
1989 11,251,332,630 9

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