Cambodia vs China
Cambodia vs China: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 8.2% of government spending in Cambodia and 5.1% of government spending in China, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Cambodia, by 3 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in China.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Cambodia has been higher since 2010, when it overtook China.
- In 2025, Cambodia ranked 37 and China ranked 75 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Cambodia | China |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.2 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 8.8 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 9.2 | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 10.2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 9.5 | 5.5 |
| 2015 | 9.3 | 5.6 |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7.1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 7.1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| 2008 | 5.2 | 7.6 |
| 2007 | 6.4 | 9.6 |
| 2006 | 8.1 | 10.2 |
| 2005 | 9.1 | 10.2 |
| 2004 | 9.4 | 10.9 |
| 2003 | 9.2 | 11 |
| 2002 | 9 | 11.2 |
| 2001 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| 2000 | 14.7 | 11.3 |
| 1999 | 18.2 | 12.5 |
| 1998 | 19.9 | 13.1 |
| 1997 | 24.2 | 14.1 |
| 1996 | 20.7 | 15 |
| 1995 | – | 15.2 |
| 1994 | – | 14.1 |
| 1993 | – | 14.8 |
| 1992 | – | 16.9 |
| 1991 | – | 14.3 |
| 1990 | – | 13.8 |
| 1989 | – | 13.2 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs China
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017China: 3.31% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017China: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025China: 1.73% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025China: $335B in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025China: $237 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023China: 207 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000China: 880 million TIV in 2025