In 2023, China's total expenditure on military services was estimated at 207.9 U.S. dollars per capita of the population. This was equivalent to a total spending on the military of 296.4 billion U.S. dollars. Total military spending was estimated to be significantly higher than the official national defense budget.
Estimated per capita expenditure on the military in China from 1990 to 2023
(in U.S. dollars)
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SIPRI. (May 30, 2024). Estimated per capita expenditure on the military in China from 1990 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470098/china-military-expenditure-per-capita/
SIPRI. "Estimated per capita expenditure on the military in China from 1990 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470098/china-military-expenditure-per-capita/
SIPRI. (2024). Estimated per capita expenditure on the military in China from 1990 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470098/china-military-expenditure-per-capita/
SIPRI. "Estimated per Capita Expenditure on The Military in China from 1990 to 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470098/china-military-expenditure-per-capita/
SIPRI, Estimated per capita expenditure on the military in China from 1990 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470098/china-military-expenditure-per-capita/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Estimated per capita expenditure on the military in China from 1990 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], SIPRI, May 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470098/china-military-expenditure-per-capita/
