Comparison With Other Countries
| Country/Region | Official budget | DIA | SIPRI | RAND | DoD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $419.3 billion | $475.3 billion | $475.3 billion | $419.3 billion | |
| United Kingdom | $58.6 billion | $47.4 billion | $47.4 billion | ||
| Japan | $45.8 billion | $45.8 billion | $42.4 billion | ||
| People's Republic of China (PRC) | $29.9 billion | $90–130 billion | $30.7 billion | $42.0-51.0 billion | $63.0 billion |
| Russia | $14.5 billion | $70.0 billion | $19.4 billion | $70.0 billion | |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | $7.6 billion | $7.7 billion |
| Country/Region | Official budget | SIPRI | RAND | DoD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.6% | |
| Russia | 2.8% | 4.3% | 12% | |
| United Kingdom | 2.7% | 2.2% | ||
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | 2.6% | 2.2% | ||
| People's Republic of China (PRC) | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.9-2.4% | 1.2% |
| Japan | 1.0% | 1.0% |
- Note that this data have been adapted to the revision of China's 2004 GDP. This revision increased China's GDP number by 16.8%, or US$283 billion. These figures were issued by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics following a survey that aimed to gather more accurate data. Service industries accounted for 93% of the revision.
- 2007 military budget is 350.92bn yuan, an increase of only 4.1 yuan per capita
- Due to differences between the countries' budget systems, China categorizes the budget of the 2nd Artillery Corps as the budget of Space Development Rockets, and missile development is included in the Air Science budget. As a result, China and Russia's military budgets do not correspond to those of other countries. Actual military expenditure can be estimated by military equipment inventory. DIA re-estimated China's real military expenditure for 2007, and Pentagon reported to Congress that it will be between US$80–130 billion, at the same as the military spending for Japan, the United Kingdom, and France combined.
Real volume comparison
- The following table exposes the effects of purchasing power parity by comparing the equipment that each country can afford with its budget. With the exception of the "troops" category, the data show only relatively modern and in-use material owned by each military, excluding stocks and obsolete hardware.
| Type | PRC | Russia | Japan | US | ROC | N. Korea | S. Korea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | 2,200 | 2,200 | 400->260 | 4,601 | 400 | ~300 | 300 |
| Tanks | 8,000 | 21,000 | 900->600 | ~7,000 | 900 | 3,000 | 2,000 |
| Submarines | 60 | 60 | 16 | 72 | 2 | 24 | 8 |
| Tanks/Transportation | 420 | 200(Pac50) | 30 | 900(Pac450) | - | - | 10 |
| Troops (in thousands) | 1600 | 400 | 165 | 650 | 220 | 1100 | 660 |
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