Defense Spending

Ratio of China's military expenditure to US military expenditure in current dollars. 1.0 = parity.

0.3×

Trend YoY growth is +0.0%, slowing by 0 bps/month over the last 22Y. Latest: -0.0%, 2 bps below trend, a 1.0σ deviation.

Level

YoY %

y = 0.0% 0 bps/mo · t

Deviation from trend

Forecast

Projected value by forecast vintage (×)

Projected value (×)

Forecast made in'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26'27'28'29'30'31'32'33'34'35'36MAPE
'120.20.30.30.30.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.50.60.70.80.80.91.11.21.31.41.51.6412%
'130.30.30.30.40.40.40.50.40.40.40.40.40.60.70.81.01.11.31.51.61.82.02.22.4583%
'140.30.30.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.50.60.70.80.91.11.21.31.51.61.81.9604%
'150.30.30.40.40.40.40.30.40.30.30.40.40.40.40.40.50.50.50.50.50.50.5100%
'160.30.30.30.40.30.30.30.30.30.30.20.20.10.0-0.0-0.1-0.2-0.3-0.4-0.5-0.6100%
'170.30.40.40.30.30.30.30.30.20.20.10.10.0-0.1-0.2-0.3-0.4-0.5-0.6-0.7100%
'180.40.40.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.20.20.20.10.10.0-0.0-0.1-0.1100%
'190.30.30.30.30.30.30.20.10.1-0.0-0.1-0.2-0.4-0.5-0.6-0.8-0.9-1.1100%
'200.30.30.30.30.30.20.1-0.0-0.1-0.3-0.4-0.5-0.7-0.8-1.0-1.2-1.4367%
'210.30.30.30.30.30.30.20.20.10.10.10.0-0.0-0.1-0.2-0.2100%
'220.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.20.20.20.20.20.1100%
'230.30.30.30.40.40.40.40.50.50.60.60.70.70.8
'240.30.30.40.40.40.40.50.50.60.60.70.70.8

YoY change forecast

Forecast made in'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26'27'28'29'30'31'32'33'34'35'36MAPE
'12+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%412%
'13+0.0%+0.0%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.2%+0.2%+0.2%+0.2%+0.2%+0.2%+0.2%+0.2%583%
'14+0.0%+0.0%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.2%604%
'15+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%100%
'16+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%100%
'17+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%100%
'18+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-0.1%-0.1%100%
'19+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.2%-0.2%100%
'20+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%367%
'21+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%100%
'22+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%100%
'23+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%
'24+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%+0.1%