official defense budget, which reached 1,475 billion yuan or 229 billion U.S. dollars in 2022.
In 2023, China's total military spending was estimated at around 296.44 billion U.S. dollars. This was significantly higher than the country's Estimated expenditure on the military in China in current prices from 1990 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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SIPRI. (May 30, 2024). Estimated expenditure on the military in China in current prices from 1990 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267035/china-military-spending/
SIPRI. "Estimated expenditure on the military in China in current prices from 1990 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267035/china-military-spending/
SIPRI. (2024). Estimated expenditure on the military in China in current prices from 1990 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267035/china-military-spending/
SIPRI. "Estimated Expenditure on The Military in China in Current Prices from 1990 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267035/china-military-spending/
SIPRI, Estimated expenditure on the military in China in current prices from 1990 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267035/china-military-spending/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Estimated expenditure on the military in China in current prices from 1990 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], SIPRI, May 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267035/china-military-spending/