What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and China?

0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bulgaria vs China: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Bulgaria

0.0195 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

China

0.0191 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

67th

China rank

70th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Bulgaria
China

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0195 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 67th and China ranks 70th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	China	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.308 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2085 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0995 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
1990s	0.1042 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0709 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0333 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
2000s	0.033 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.035 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0.0174 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0158 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria
2020s	0.0212 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0185 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Bulgaria or China?: Bulgaria, at 0.0195 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0191 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and China?: 0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Bulgaria ranks 67th and China ranks 70th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.