Arms exports — all countries

Arms exports — Japan

Arms exports in Japan in 2024 — 21,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 33 in the world out of 45. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,000%.

2024 21,000,000 M TIV +61.54% vs 2023
World rank 33of 45
Period maximum 167,000,000 M TIV1980
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms exports — Japan, 1960–2024050,000,000100,000,000150,000,000200,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,000,000 M TIV1961: 61,000,000 M TIV1962: 100,000,000 M TIV1963: 8,000,000 M TIV1964: 14,000,000 M TIV1966: 5,000,000 M TIV1969: 31,000,000 M TIV1971: 15,000,000 M TIV1972: 9,000,000 M TIV1973: 36,000,000 M TIV1974: 55,000,000 M TIV1978: 9,000,000 M TIV1979: 11,000,000 M TIV1980: 167,000,000 M TIV1983: 17,000,000 M TIV1984: 17,000,000 M TIV1985: 44,000,000 M TIV1986: 92,000,000 M TIV1989: 15,000,000 M TIV1990: 30,000,000 M TIV1991: 54,000,000 M TIV1992: 101,000,000 M TIV1993: 122,000,000 M TIV1994: 130,000,000 M TIV1995: 126,000,000 M TIV1996: 165,000,000 M TIV1997: 25,000,000 M TIV2007: 40,000,000 M TIV2017: 2,000,000 M TIV2018: 3,000,000 M TIV2023: 13,000,000 M TIV2024: 21,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +20,000,000 (+2,000%) Average annual rate: 4.87 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 21,000,000 M TIV
World 26,995,000,000 M TIV
Arms exports — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 21,000,000 +8,000,000 +61.54%
2023 13,000,000
2018 3,000,000 +1,000,000 +50%
2017 2,000,000
2007 40,000,000
1997 25,000,000 −140,000,000 −84.85%
1996 165,000,000 +39,000,000 +30.95%
1995 126,000,000 −4,000,000 −3.08%
1994 130,000,000 +8,000,000 +6.56%
1993 122,000,000 +21,000,000 +20.79%
1992 101,000,000 +47,000,000 +87.04%
1991 54,000,000 +24,000,000 +80%
1990 30,000,000 +15,000,000 +100%
1989 15,000,000
1986 92,000,000 +48,000,000 +109.09%
1985 44,000,000 +27,000,000 +158.82%
1984 17,000,000 +0 +0%
1983 17,000,000
1980 167,000,000 +156,000,000 +1,418.18%
1979 11,000,000 +2,000,000 +22.22%
1978 9,000,000
1974 55,000,000 +19,000,000 +52.78%
1973 36,000,000 +27,000,000 +300%
1972 9,000,000 −6,000,000 −40%
1971 15,000,000
1969 31,000,000
1966 5,000,000
1964 14,000,000 +6,000,000 +75%
1963 8,000,000 −92,000,000 −92%
1962 100,000,000 +39,000,000 +63.93%
1961 61,000,000 +60,000,000 +6,000%
1960 1,000,000

Eastern Asia, 2024

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About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. TIV reflects the military capability of the equipment transferred rather than the price of the contract: deals of equal value can give different TIV, and secondhand equipment is valued below new.

Important: TIV cannot be read as the monetary value of the transfers — it is an indicator of the volume of military capability handed over.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.