How does China rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?

China ranks 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.

Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in China

Name: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in China
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

China: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 83.7%

World rank

163rd

of 169 countries

All-time high

0.0394 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in China, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in China is 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 83.7% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in China peaked at 0.0394 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places China 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in China, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in China, 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0394 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-51.8%
1962	0.0088 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-53.8%
1963	0.0089 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1964	0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1965	0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-55.1%
1966	0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1967	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-32.8%
1968	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+29.1%
1969	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-99.0%
1970	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1971	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1972	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1973	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+23.1%
1974	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1975	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1976	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1977	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+2100.0%
1978	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+34.1%
1979	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-90.2%
1980	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-44.0%
1981	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-67.5%
1982	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+520.7%
1983	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+71.0%
1984	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+152.0%
1985	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+33.7%
1986	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-81.8%
1987	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+208.5%
1988	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+62.3%
1989	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+47.7%
1990	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+54.4%
1991	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+52.7%
1992	0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+140.0%
1993	0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1994	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-80.2%
1995	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+75.2%
1996	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+80.4%
1997	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-43.9%
1998	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-62.9%
1999	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+333.3%
2000	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+29.6%
2001	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2002	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2003	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
2004	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
2005	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2006	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-32.2%
2007	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-53.6%
2008	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2009	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-30.2%
2010	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-42.8%
2011	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2012	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+32.2%
2013	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-29.5%
2014	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-22.8%
2015	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2016	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2017	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
2018	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+15.8%
2019	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-36.0%
2020	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-43.1%
2021	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
2022	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2023	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-33.1%
2024	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-83.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0095 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0394 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near China

160 Austria 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
161 Malaysia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
162 Peru 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
164 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
164 Djibouti 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
164 Gambia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
164 Liberia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
164 Nepal 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
164 El Salvador 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

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More public sector data for China

Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -83.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 222.62 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 313.66 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 31,616 current USD per square kilometre (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in China?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in China was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 0.0394 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does China rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: China ranks 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Unit: SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 8,924 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.