Appendix V Defense Expenditure of the PRC (1978-2007)
Year
GDP (billion RMB)
Government Expenditure
(billion RMB)
Defense Expenditure (billion RMB)
Percentage of GDP(%)
Percentage of Government Expenditure
(%)
1978
364.522
112.209
16.784
4.60
14.96
1979
406.258
128.179
22.264
5.48
17.37
1980
454.562
122.883
19.384
4.26
15.77
1981
489.156
113.841
16.797
3.43
14.75
1982
532.335
122.998
17.635
3.31
14.34
1983
596.265
140.952
17.713
2.97
12.57
1984
720.805
170.102
18.076
2.51
10.63
1985
901.604
200.425
19.153
2.12
9.56
1986
1027.518
220.491
20.075
1.95
9.10
1987
1205.862
226.218
20.962
1.74
9.27
1988
1504.282
249.121
21.800
1.45
8.75
1989
1699.232
282.378
25.147
1.48
8.91
1990
1866.782
308.359
29.031
1.56
9.41
1991
2178.150
338.662
33.031
1.52
9.75
1992
2692.348
374.220
37.786
1.40
10.10
1993
3533.392
464.230
42.580
1.21
9.17
1994
4819.786
579.262
55.071
1.14
9.51
1995
6079.373
682.372
63.672
1.05
9.33
1996
7117.659
793.755
72.006
1.01
9.07
1997
7897.303
923.356
81.257
1.03
8.80
1998
8440.228
1079.818
93.470
1.11
8.66
1999
8967.705
1318.767
107.640
1.20
8.16
2000
9921.455
1588.650
120.754
1.22
7.60
2001
10965.517
1890.258
144.204
1.32
7.63
2002
12033.269
2205.315
170.778
1.42
7.74
2003
13582.276
2464.995
190.787
2004
15987.834
2848.689
220.001
1.38
7.72
2005
18321.745
3393.028
247.496
1.35
7.29
2006
21192.346
4042.273
297.938
1.41
7.37
2007
25730.556
4978.135
355.491
7.14
