China's National Defense in 2008
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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 |