China's defense expenditure has significantly increased over the past 25 years from $9 billion in 1989 to $188 billion in 2013, while India's spending has risen more slowly from $8 billion to $46 billion over the same period, resulting in the gap between the two countries' military budgets growing substantially larger.

1. CHINA INDIA DEFENCE
EXPENDITURE TRENDS – THE
INCREASING GAP

2. China - India Defence Expenditure
Trends 1989 – 2013 [US Dollars Million
2011 constant]
180000
160000
140000
120000
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
China India 1989 2013
Source – SIPRI – See Notes