Military expenditures:
1.87% of GDP
(2018)
1.9% of GDP
(2017)
1.93% of GDP
(2016)
1.95% of GDP
(2015)
1.9% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
60
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (PLAN, includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (PLAAF, includes airborne forces), Rocket Force (strategic missile force), and Strategic Support Force (space and cyber forces); People's Armed Police (PAP, includes Coast Guard, Border Defense Force, Internal Security Forces); PLA Reserve Force
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-22 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs
(2018)
