China vs Colombia
China vs Colombia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $335B in China and $13.7B in Colombia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by $321B, or 24 times that in Colombia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1989.
- In 2025, China ranked 2 and Colombia ranked 29 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | China | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $335B | $13.7B |
| 2024 | $312B | $13.9B |
| 2023 | $292B | $12.2B |
| 2022 | $274B | $12B |
| 2021 | $263B | $12.3B |
| 2020 | $256B | $11.8B |
| 2019 | $244B | $11.4B |
| 2018 | $233B | $10.6B |
| 2017 | $220B | $10.8B |
| 2016 | $207B | $10.1B |
| 2015 | $196B | $10.3B |
| 2014 | $182B | $10.2B |
| 2013 | $168B | $10.3B |
| 2012 | $156B | $9.5B |
| 2011 | $141B | $8.87B |
| 2010 | $132B | $9.53B |
| 2009 | $125B | $9.61B |
| 2008 | $103B | $9.14B |
| 2007 | $94.4B | $7.74B |
| 2006 | $85.9B | $7.29B |
| 2005 | $74.6B | $6.9B |
| 2004 | $68B | $6.77B |
| 2003 | $61.7B | $6.35B |
| 2002 | $57B | $6.04B |
| 2001 | $49.6B | $5.75B |
| 2000 | $41.9B | $5.23B |
| 1999 | $38.7B | $5.16B |
| 1998 | $31.7B | $4.84B |
| 1997 | $29.1B | $4.06B |
| 1996 | $27.2B | $6.31B |
| 1995 | $25.7B | $4.07B |
| 1994 | $24.8B | $3.49B |
| 1993 | $25.7B | $3.34B |
| 1992 | $28B | $2.59B |
| 1991 | $23B | $2.27B |
| 1990 | $21.6B | $2.29B |
| 1989 | $19.9B | $2.19B |
| 1988 | – | $2.15B |
| 1987 | – | $1.87B |
| 1986 | – | $1.74B |
| 1985 | – | $1.6B |
| 1984 | – | $1.74B |
| 1983 | – | $1.53B |
| 1982 | – | $1.16B |
| 1981 | – | $1.17B |
| 1980 | – | $1.24B |
| 1979 | – | $1.08B |
| 1978 | – | $952M |
| 1977 | – | $816M |
| 1976 | – | $843M |
| 1975 | – | $897M |
| 1974 | – | $797M |
| 1973 | – | $803M |
| 1972 | – | $883M |
| 1971 | – | $1.42B |
| 1970 | – | $900M |
| 1969 | – | $731M |
| 1968 | – | $789M |
| 1967 | – | $955M |
| 1966 | – | $931M |
| 1965 | – | $905M |
| 1964 | – | $858M |
| 1963 | – | $899M |
| 1962 | – | $787M |
| 1961 | – | $507M |
| 1960 | – | $424M |
| 1959 | – | $386M |
| 1958 | – | $469M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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 151 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
China vs Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Colombia: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Colombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Colombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 4 million TIV in 2020