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
|
