Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in China
China: Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.9816 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in China, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in China is 0.9816, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in China peaked at 0.9816 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9672, in 2011.
That places China 50th out of 57 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9797 | — |
| 2006 | 0.9791 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9797 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9731 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9688 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9672 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9686 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9686 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9719 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.976 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9776 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9804 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9814 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9815 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9816 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.9816 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9994, 98% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- China's 0.9816 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 98% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9783 | 0.9731 | 0.98 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9742 | 0.9672 | 0.9815 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9816 | 0.9816 | 0.9816 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
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), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in China?
- Defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in China was 0.9816 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9816 in 2020.
- What is the lowest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9672 in 2011.
- How does China rank for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- China ranks 50th out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
- Is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.