United States vs China
Military expenditure (current US$)
Compare historical data and trends between these two countries
Historical Comparison
Detailed Data
| Year | United States | China | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 997,309,000,000 USD | 313,658,330,217 USD | +683,650,669,783 USD |
| 2023 | 916,014,700,000 USD | 296,821,377,592 USD | +619,193,322,409 USD |
| 2022 | 860,692,200,000 USD | 291,958,428,460 USD | +568,733,771,540 USD |
| 2021 | 806,230,200,000 USD | 285,930,518,056 USD | +520,299,681,944 USD |
| 2020 | 778,397,200,000 USD | 257,973,429,834 USD | +520,423,770,166 USD |
| 2019 | 734,344,100,000 USD | 240,332,555,458 USD | +494,011,544,542 USD |
| 2018 | 682,491,400,000 USD | 232,530,595,985 USD | +449,960,804,015 USD |
| 2017 | 646,752,927,000 USD | 210,443,034,741 USD | +436,309,892,259 USD |
| 2016 | 639,856,443,000 USD | 198,538,361,428 USD | +441,318,081,572 USD |
| 2015 | 633,829,639,000 USD | 196,538,827,231 USD | +437,290,811,769 USD |
| 2014 | 647,789,000,000 USD | 182,109,204,619 USD | +465,679,795,381 USD |
| 2013 | 679,229,000,000 USD | 164,070,469,322 USD | +515,158,530,678 USD |
| 2012 | 725,205,000,000 USD | 145,127,609,596 USD | +580,077,390,404 USD |
| 2011 | 752,288,000,000 USD | 125,286,373,164 USD | +627,001,626,836 USD |
| 2010 | 738,005,000,000 USD | 105,522,648,102 USD | +632,482,351,898 USD |
| 2009 | 705,917,000,000 USD | 96,601,666,753 USD | +609,315,333,247 USD |
| 2008 | 656,756,000,000 USD | 78,840,802,820 USD | +577,915,197,180 USD |
| 2007 | 589,586,000,000 USD | 62,136,590,755 USD | +527,449,409,245 USD |
| 2006 | 558,335,000,000 USD | 51,453,373,234 USD | +506,881,626,766 USD |
| 2005 | 533,203,000,000 USD | 42,789,953,651 USD | +490,413,046,349 USD |
| 2004 | 492,999,376,159 USD | 37,904,571,827 USD | +455,094,804,332 USD |
| 2003 | 440,532,069,586 USD | 33,144,000,481 USD | +407,388,069,105 USD |
| 2002 | 378,463,138,754 USD | 30,284,127,410 USD | +348,179,011,344 USD |
| 2001 | 331,805,610,572 USD | 26,561,462,998 USD | +305,244,147,574 USD |
| 2000 | 320,086,324,211 USD | 22,237,140,151 USD | +297,849,184,060 USD |
| 1999 | 298,094,891,322 USD | 20,473,915,095 USD | +277,620,976,228 USD |
| 1998 | 290,996,055,088 USD | 17,031,780,200 USD | +273,964,274,889 USD |
| 1997 | 293,167,825,791 USD | 15,699,586,769 USD | +277,468,239,022 USD |
| 1996 | 287,960,668,679 USD | 14,275,400,820 USD | +273,685,267,859 USD |
| 1995 | 295,853,097,725 USD | 12,385,129,475 USD | +283,467,968,250 USD |
| 1994 | 308,084,000,000 USD | 9,867,120,066 USD | +298,216,879,934 USD |
| 1993 | 316,719,443,747 USD | 12,360,225,861 USD | +304,359,217,887 USD |
| 1992 | 325,033,735,955 USD | 12,244,267,842 USD | +312,789,468,113 USD |
| 1991 | 299,372,779,115 USD | 9,802,375,366 USD | +289,570,403,749 USD |
| 1990 | 325,129,313,986 USD | 9,926,349,251 USD | +315,202,964,735 USD |
| 1989 | 321,866,558,808 USD | 11,251,332,630 USD | +310,615,226,178 USD |
| 1988 | 309,661,269,301 USD | - | - |
| 1987 | 304,086,648,683 USD | - | - |
| 1986 | 295,546,223,804 USD | - | - |
| 1985 | 272,163,229,313 USD | - | - |
| 1984 | 245,149,168,289 USD | - | - |
| 1983 | 223,427,165,006 USD | - | - |
| 1982 | 221,673,542,584 USD | - | - |
| 1981 | 176,558,875,271 USD | - | - |
| 1980 | 143,688,354,873 USD | - | - |
| 1979 | 126,879,927,117 USD | - | - |
| 1978 | 113,382,063,749 USD | - | - |
| 1977 | 104,665,218,972 USD | - | - |
| 1976 | 94,715,251,080 USD | - | - |
| 1975 | 92,080,928,754 USD | - | - |
| 1974 | 89,278,920,340 USD | - | - |
| 1973 | 81,469,794,408 USD | - | - |
| 1972 | 80,708,070,966 USD | - | - |
| 1971 | 78,237,979,893 USD | - | - |
| 1970 | 83,407,993,005 USD | - | - |
| 1969 | 84,990,165,431 USD | - | - |
| 1968 | 84,329,031,218 USD | - | - |
| 1967 | 78,398,442,241 USD | - | - |
| 1966 | 66,442,751,527 USD | - | - |
| 1965 | 54,561,791,263 USD | - | - |
| 1964 | 53,432,327,058 USD | - | - |
| 1963 | 54,561,215,775 USD | - | - |
| 1962 | 54,650,942,605 USD | - | - |
| 1961 | 49,879,770,605 USD | - | - |
| 1960 | 47,346,552,670 USD | - | - |
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Compare Military expenditure (current US$) data between United States and China. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.
Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International