China vs Hungary: Military expenditure

China

2.25 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Hungary

1.73 trillion current LCU

in 2024

China rank

26th

Hungary rank

27th

Military expenditure over time

China currently reports 2.25 trillion current LCU against 1.73 trillion current LCU in Hungary, a difference of 524.10 billion current LCU.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Hungary ahead.

Globally, China ranks 26th and Hungary ranks 27th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)