| Date - Field | China - Military expenditures - dollar figure |
2008 January Military expenditures - dollar figure | void - (all current Military informations) |
2007 January Military expenditures - dollar figure | void - (all current Military informations) |
2006 January Military expenditures - dollar figure | $67.49 billion (2004) |
2005 January Military expenditures - dollar figure | $67.49 billion (2004) |
2004 January Military expenditures - dollar figure | $60 billion (2003 est.) |
2003 January Military expenditures - dollar figure | $55.91 billion (FY02) |
2002 January Military expenditures - dollar figure | $20.048 billion (2002); note - this is the officially announced figure, but actual defense spending more likely ranges from $45 billion to $65 billion for 2002 |
2001 January Military expenditures - dollar figure | $12.608 billion (FY99); note - China's real defense spending may be several times higher than the official figure because a number of significant items are funded elsewhere |
2000 January Military expenditures - dollar figure | $12.608 billion (FY99); note - Western analysts believe that China's real defense spending is several times higher than the official figure because a number of significant items are funded elsewhere |