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

1.40

7.74

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

1.38

7.14