In 2021, China had allocated a total budget of 209 billion U.S. dollars for national defense. Comparatively, South Korea had a defense budget of 48 billion U.S. dollars, while Taiwan had a defense budget of 15.4 billion dollars that same year.
Defense budgets of selected regional powers in Asia in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Department of Defense. (November 3, 2021). Defense budgets of selected regional powers in Asia in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/425161/asia-selected-regional-powers-defense-budget/
US Department of Defense. "Defense budgets of selected regional powers in Asia in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/425161/asia-selected-regional-powers-defense-budget/
US Department of Defense. (2021). Defense budgets of selected regional powers in Asia in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/425161/asia-selected-regional-powers-defense-budget/
US Department of Defense. "Defense Budgets of Selected Regional Powers in Asia in 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/425161/asia-selected-regional-powers-defense-budget/
US Department of Defense, Defense budgets of selected regional powers in Asia in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/425161/asia-selected-regional-powers-defense-budget/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Defense budgets of selected regional powers in Asia in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Defense, November 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/425161/asia-selected-regional-powers-defense-budget/