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2021 had a arms imports of %807.0 million in China, but it has now decreased by %174.0 million (-17.7%).

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Value Equal sized Natural
Source:
World Bank
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1960 to 2022
Points:
13,760
Measure:
Constant $
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%799.0M
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China Arms imports between 1960 and 2022
Period Arms imports Change
2022 %807.0M %174.0M
2021 %981.0M %97.0M
2020 %884.0M %619.0M
2019 %1,503.0M %616.0M
2018 %2,119.0M %813.0M
2017 %1,306.0M %163.0M
2016 %1,143.0M %88.0M
2015 %1,231.0M %149.0M
2014 %1,082.0M %211.0M
2013 %1,293.0M %280.0M
2012 %1,573.0M %519.0M
2011 %1,054.0M %112.0M
2010 %942.0M %461.0M
2009 %1,403.0M %405.0M
2008 %1,808.0M %166.0M
2007 %1,642.0M %1,198.0M
2006 %2,840.0M %641.0M
2005 %3,481.0M %256.0M
2004 %3,225.0M %900.0M
2003 %2,325.0M %540.0M
2002 %2,865.0M %60.0M
2001 %2,805.0M %288.0M
2000 %2,517.0M %771.0M
1999 %1,746.0M %1,345.0M
1998 %401.0M %544.0M
1997 %945.0M %566.0M
1996 %1,511.0M %795.0M
1995 %716.0M %396.0M
1994 %320.0M %923.0M
1993 %1,243.0M %32.0M
1992 %1,211.0M %734.0M
1991 %477.0M %171.0M
1990 %306.0M %107.0M
1989 %199.0M %95.0M
1988 %104.0M %48.0M
1987 %56.0M %36.0M
1986 %20.0M %93.0M
1985 %113.0M %42.0M
1984 %71.0M %46.0M
1983 %25.0M %12.0M
1982 %13.0M %11.0M
1981 %2.0M %4.0M
1980 %6.0M %4.0M
1979 %10.0M %76.0M
1978 %86.0M %11.0M
1977 %75.0M %72.0M
1976 %3.0M %0.0M
1975 %3.0M %0.0M
1974 %3.0M %0.0M
1973 %3.0M %1.0M
1972 %2.0M %0.0M
1971 %2.0M %0.0M
1970 %2.0M %0.0M
1969 %2.0M %180.0M
1968 %182.0M %37.0M
1967 %145.0M %82.0M
1966 %227.0M %15.0M
1965 %212.0M %183.0M
1964 %395.0M %55.0M
1963 %450.0M %143.0M
1962 %307.0M %629.0M
1961 %936.0M %1,495.0M
1960 %2,431.0M
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