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 December 23, 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 December 23, 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: December 23, 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 December 23, 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/
