China vs Israel

China vs Israel: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 1.73% of GDP in China and 7.81% of GDP in Israel, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 6.08 percentage points, or 4.53 times that in China.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

China vs Israel: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 1.73% of GDP in China and 7.81% of GDP in Israel, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 6.08 percentage points, or 4.53 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1989.
  • In 2025, China ranked 74 and Israel ranked 3 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearChinaIsrael
20251.737.81
20241.668.47
20231.625.28
20221.594.34
20211.574.81
20201.725.12
20191.654.96
20181.645.13
20171.685.27
20161.735.17
20151.745.28
20141.715.46
20131.685.28
20121.675.31
20111.635.43
20101.75.71
20091.865.92
20081.696.18
20071.726.09
20061.845.81
20051.855.98
20041.916.12
20031.976.2
20022.036.32
20011.966.21
20001.826.02
19991.866.22
19981.646.62
19971.627.08
19961.647.28
19951.687.43
19941.7410.12
19931.9911.52
19922.4710.93
19912.3115.59
19902.4512.36
19892.4512.45
1988–15.95
1987–16.9
1986–14.77
1985–16.6
1984–16.18
1983–15.55
1982–18.39
1981–20.26
1980–18.92
1979–19.38
1978–22.89
1977–23.09
1976–29.25
1975–30.46
1974–27.66
1973–27.86
1972–20.37
1971–22.8
1970–23.45
1969–19.09
1968–17.43
1967–15.44
1966–9.44
1965–8.57
1964–8.99
1963–9.75
1962–9.16
1961–7.87
1960–7.46
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Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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.

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