China vs Papua New Guinea
China vs Papua New Guinea: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $335B in China and $110M in Papua New Guinea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by $335B, or 3,100 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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 Papua New Guinea ranked 132 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | China | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $335B | $110M |
| 2024 | $312B | $91.5M |
| 2023 | $292B | $94.7M |
| 2022 | $274B | $125M |
| 2021 | $263B | $84.9M |
| 2020 | $256B | $95.3M |
| 2019 | $244B | $93.7M |
| 2018 | $233B | $84M |
| 2017 | $220B | $86M |
| 2016 | $207B | $87.3M |
| 2015 | $196B | $104M |
| 2014 | $182B | $110M |
| 2013 | $168B | $98.9M |
| 2012 | $156B | $101M |
| 2011 | $141B | $70M |
| 2010 | $132B | $60.5M |
| 2009 | $125B | $73M |
| 2008 | $103B | $57.8M |
| 2007 | $94.4B | $70.3M |
| 2006 | $85.9B | $58.2M |
| 2005 | $74.6B | $58.9M |
| 2004 | $68B | $49.9M |
| 2003 | $61.7B | $44.6M |
| 2002 | $57B | $49.3M |
| 2001 | $49.6B | $71M |
| 2000 | $41.9B | $84.9M |
| 1999 | $38.7B | $96.3M |
| 1998 | $31.7B | $124M |
| 1997 | $29.1B | $157M |
| 1996 | $27.2B | $148M |
| 1995 | $25.7B | $115M |
| 1994 | $24.8B | $157M |
| 1993 | $25.7B | $129M |
| 1992 | $28B | $114M |
| 1991 | $23B | $105M |
| 1990 | $21.6B | $147M |
| 1989 | $19.9B | $110M |
| 1988 | – | $101M |
| 1987 | – | $102M |
| 1986 | – | $99.5M |
| 1985 | – | $98.9M |
| 1981 | – | $94.2M |
| 1980 | – | $103M |
| 1979 | – | $95.1M |
| 1978 | – | $91.1M |
| 1977 | – | $87.4M |
| 1976 | – | $90.3M |
| 1975 | – | $33.8M |
- 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 Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023