China vs Timor-Leste: Military spending as a share of GDP
China
2.3%
in 2019
Timor-Leste
2.4%
in 2019
China rank
32nd
Timor-Leste rank
31st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- China
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was China ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Timor-Leste ranks 31st of 172 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.9% | 1.1% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, China or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 2.4% against 2.3% in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between China and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Timor-Leste?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do China and Timor-Leste rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- China ranks 32nd and Timor-Leste ranks 31st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).