Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in China
China: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 222.62 current USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in China, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
China recorded 222.62 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in China peaked at 222.62 current USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.28 current USD per person, in 1994.
That places China 59th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.06 current USD per person | 10.06 current USD per person | 10.06 current USD per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.14 current USD per person | 8.28 current USD per person | 16.34 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.84 current USD per person | 17.61 current USD per person | 72.56 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.5 current USD per person | 78.88 current USD per person | 170.72 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.01 current USD per person | 182.82 current USD per person | 222.62 current USD per person | 5 |
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in China?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in China was 222.62 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 222.62 current USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 current USD per person in 1994.
- How does China rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- China ranks 59th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. 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 Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.