Military expenditure in dollars — all countries

Military expenditure in dollars — East Asia & Pacific

Military expenditure in dollars in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 518,539,647,763 US$. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 619.2%.

2024 519B US$ +6.09% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 519B US$2024
Period minimum 72.1B US$1989

Trend over time

1989–2024 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — East Asia & Pacific, 1989–20240200B400B600B19891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 72,099,412,561 US$1990: 74,692,500,557 US$1991: 81,519,691,979 US$1992: 89,950,413,910 US$1993: 98,873,571,585 US$1994: 105,077,258,852 US$1995: 117,416,491,487 US$1996: 116,479,872,482 US$1997: 111,694,081,076 US$1998: 98,956,644,128 US$1999: 111,258,157,038 US$2000: 118,117,525,918 US$2001: 115,934,819,461 US$2002: 122,558,803,000 US$2003: 148,320,432,519 US$2004: 166,733,795,662 US$2005: 180,183,828,066 US$2006: 158,661,304,798 US$2007: 178,256,632,755 US$2008: 204,204,102,670 US$2009: 226,528,832,332 US$2010: 250,102,646,738 US$2011: 286,430,152,336 US$2012: 311,570,309,890 US$2013: 322,796,642,560 US$2014: 342,033,038,740 US$2015: 350,095,475,383 US$2016: 359,623,763,440 US$2017: 376,742,502,304 US$2018: 405,878,327,577 US$2019: 411,034,274,880 US$2020: 436,034,444,355 US$2021: 480,146,807,486 US$2022: 473,094,476,565 US$2023: 488,775,266,148 US$2024: 518,539,647,763 US$
Change over the period: +446B (+619.2%) Average annual rate: 5.8 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 519B US$
World 2.65T US$
Military expenditure in dollars — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 519B +29.76B +6.09%
2023 489B +15.68B +3.31%
2022 473B −7.05B −1.47%
2021 480B +44.11B +10.12%
2020 436B +25B +6.08%
2019 411B +5.16B +1.27%
2018 406B +29.14B +7.73%
2017 377B +17.12B +4.76%
2016 360B +9.53B +2.72%
2015 350B +8.06B +2.36%
2014 342B +19.24B +5.96%
2013 323B +11.23B +3.6%
2012 312B +25.14B +8.78%
2011 286B +36.33B +14.53%
2010 250B +23.57B +10.41%
2009 227B +22.32B +10.93%
2008 204B +25.95B +14.56%
2007 178B +19.6B +12.35%
2006 159B −21.52B −11.94%
2005 180B +13.45B +8.07%
2004 167B +18.41B +12.41%
2003 148B +25.76B +21.02%
2002 123B +6.62B +5.71%
2001 116B −2.18B −1.85%
2000 118B +6.86B +6.17%
1999 111B +12.3B +12.43%
1998 98.96B −12.74B −11.4%
1997 112B −4.79B −4.11%
1996 116B −937M −0.8%
1995 117B +12.34B +11.74%
1994 105B +6.2B +6.27%
1993 98.87B +8.92B +9.92%
1992 89.95B +8.43B +10.34%
1991 81.52B +6.83B +9.14%
1990 74.69B +2.59B +3.6%
1989 72.1B

About the indicator

Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.

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