What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Albania and China?

3.61 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and China?

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs China: Military spending, per capita

Albania

241.79 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

China

238.18 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Albania rank

58th

China rank

59th

Military spending, per capita over time

Albania
China

How they compare

Albania currently reports 241.79 constant 2024 US$ per person against 238.18 constant 2024 US$ per person in China, a difference of 3.61 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 58th and China ranks 59th of 161 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	China	Difference	Ahead
1980s	119.95 constant 2024 US$ per person	17.79 constant 2024 US$ per person	102.16 constant 2024 US$ per person	Albania
1990s	60.47 constant 2024 US$ per person	22.94 constant 2024 US$ per person	37.54 constant 2024 US$ per person	Albania
2000s	71.17 constant 2024 US$ per person	58.36 constant 2024 US$ per person	12.81 constant 2024 US$ per person	Albania
2010s	94.02 constant 2024 US$ per person	136.32 constant 2024 US$ per person	42.3 constant 2024 US$ per person	China
2020s	165.16 constant 2024 US$ per person	204.68 constant 2024 US$ per person	39.52 constant 2024 US$ per person	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Albania or China?: Albania, at 241.79 constant 2024 US$ per person against 238.18 constant 2024 US$ per person in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Albania and China?: 3.61 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and China?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Albania and China rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Albania ranks 58th and China ranks 59th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.