| Audit Office | Mainly responsible for audit, supervision as well as organizing and guiding the audit of the armed forces |
|---|---|
| Agency for Offices Administration | Mainly responsible for serving and supporting the CMC's functional organs |
| Year / Item | Personnel Expense | Training and Sustainment Expense | Equipment Expense | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Percentage (%) |
Amount | Percentage (%) |
Amount | Percentage (%) | ||
| 2010 | 185.931 | 34.9 | 170.047 | 31.9 | 177.359 | 33.2 | 533.337 |
| 2011 | 206.506 | 34.3 | 189.943 | 31.5 | 206.342 | 34.2 | 602.791 |
| 2012 | 195.572 | 29.2 | 232.994 | 34.8 | 240.626 | 36.0 | 669.192 |
| 2013 | 200.231 | 27.0 | 269.971 | 36.4 | 270.860 | 36.6 | 741.062 |
| 2014 | 237.234 | 28.6 | 267.982 | 32.3 | 323.738 | 39.1 | 828.954 |
| 2015 | 281.863 | 31.0 | 261.538 | 28.8 | 365.383 | 40.2 | 908.784 |
| 2016 | 306.001 | 31.3 | 266.994 | 27.4 | 403.589 | 41.3 | 976.584 |
| 2017 | 321.052 | 30.8 | 293.350 | 28.1 | 428.835 | 41.1 | 1043.237 |
| Sources: Data on China's defense expenditure submitted to the UN by the Chinese government | |||||||
| Year | GDP (RMB billion) |
Total Defense Expenditure (RMB billion) |
CPI (Previous Year = 100) |
Growth Rate of Government Expenditure (%) |
Growth Rate of Defense Expenditure (%) |
Defense Expenditure to GDP (%) |
Defense Expenditure to Government Expenditure (%) |
Real Defense Expenditure Growth Rate (Inflation-adjusted) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 54036.74 | 669.192 | 102.6 | 15.29 | 11.02 | 1.24 | 5.31 | 8.42 |
| 2013 | 59524.44 | 741.062 | 102.6 | 11.32 | 10.74 | 1.24 | 5.29 | 8.14 |
| 2014 | 64397.4 | 828.954 | 102.0 | 8.25 | 11.86 | 1.29 | 5.46 | 9.86 |
| 2015 | 68905.21 | 908.784 | 101.4 | 15.87 | 9.63 | 1.32 | 5.17 | 8.23 |
| 2016 | 74358.55 | 976.584 | 102.0 | 6.75 | 7.46 | 1.31 | 5.20 | 5.46 |
| 2017 | 82712.17 | 1043.237 | 101.6 | 8.17 | 6.83 | 1.26 | 5.14 | 5.23 |
