Military expenditure in dollars — all countries

Military expenditure in dollars — Japan

Military expenditure in dollars in Japan in 2024 — 55,273,904,317 US$. Ranked 10 in the world out of 151. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11,402.1%.

2024 55.27B US$ +14.7% vs 2023
World rank 10of 151
Period maximum 60.76B US$2011
Period minimum 481M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — Japan, 1960–2024020B40B60B80B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 480,555,556 US$1962: 538,194,444 US$1964: 718,055,556 US$1966: 932,430,556 US$1968: 1,168,194,444 US$1970: 1,575,347,222 US$1972: 2,567,519,428 US$1974: 3,962,157,887 US$1976: 5,008,396,504 US$1978: 8,657,135,933 US$1980: 9,711,741,591 US$1982: 10,193,936,012 US$1984: 12,225,078,098 US$1986: 19,457,334,441 US$1988: 28,216,102,753 US$1990: 28,800,451,682 US$1992: 35,999,123,576 US$1994: 45,285,594,083 US$1996: 44,047,104,680 US$1998: 37,849,012,643 US$2000: 45,509,673,827 US$2002: 39,333,708,170 US$2004: 45,339,809,415 US$2006: 41,552,592,886 US$2008: 46,361,468,280 US$2010: 54,655,450,735 US$2012: 60,011,530,195 US$2014: 46,903,466,613 US$2016: 46,471,287,714 US$2018: 48,535,909,411 US$2020: 51,396,536,059 US$2022: 43,198,166,359 US$2024: 55,273,904,317 US$
Change over the period: +54.79B (+11,402.08%) Average annual rate: 7.7 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Japan 55.27B US$
World 2.65T US$
Military expenditure in dollars — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 55.27B +7.08B +14.7%
2023 48.19B +4.99B +11.55%
2022 43.2B −10.4B −19.41%
2021 53.6B +2.21B +4.29%
2020 51.4B +619M +1.22%
2019 50.78B +2.24B +4.62%
2018 48.54B +3.48B +7.72%
2017 45.06B −1.41B −3.04%
2016 46.47B +4.37B +10.37%
2015 42.11B −4.8B −10.23%
2014 46.9B −2.12B −4.33%
2013 49.02B −10.99B −18.31%
2012 60.01B −751M −1.24%
2011 60.76B +6.11B +11.17%
2010 54.66B +3.19B +6.2%
2009 51.47B +5.1B +11.01%
2008 46.36B +5.83B +14.39%
2007 40.53B −1.02B −2.46%
2006 41.55B −2.75B −6.2%
2005 44.3B −1.04B −2.29%
2004 45.34B +2.85B +6.72%
2003 42.49B +3.15B +8.01%
2002 39.33B −1.42B −3.49%
2001 40.76B −4.75B −10.44%
2000 45.51B +2.39B +5.53%
1999 43.12B +5.27B +13.93%
1998 37.85B −2.79B −6.86%
1997 40.63B −3.41B −7.75%
1996 44.05B −5.91B −11.84%
1995 49.96B +4.68B +10.33%
1994 45.29B +3.93B +9.51%
1993 41.35B +5.35B +14.87%
1992 36B +3.21B +9.8%
1991 32.79B +3.98B +13.84%
1990 28.8B +834M +2.98%
1989 27.97B −250M −0.89%
1988 28.22B +4.57B +19.35%
1987 23.64B +4.18B +21.51%
1986 19.46B +6.37B +48.67%
1985 13.09B +863M +7.06%
1984 12.23B +796M +6.96%
1983 11.43B +1.24B +12.12%
1982 10.19B −657M −6.06%
1981 10.85B +1.14B +11.73%
1980 9.71B +538M +5.87%
1979 9.17B +516M +5.97%
1978 8.66B +2.5B +40.6%
1977 6.16B +1.15B +22.94%
1976 5.01B +473M +10.44%
1975 4.53B +573M +14.46%
1974 3.96B +588M +17.41%
1973 3.37B +807M +31.43%
1972 2.57B +671M +35.38%
1971 1.9B +321M +20.39%
1970 1.58B +240M +17.97%
1969 1.34B +167M +14.31%
1968 1.17B +129M +12.43%
1967 1.04B +107M +11.43%
1966 932M +111M +13.52%
1965 821M +103M +14.39%
1964 718M +88.19M +14%
1963 630M +91.67M +17.03%
1962 538M +45.83M +9.31%
1961 492M +11.81M +2.46%
1960 481M

Eastern Asia, 2024

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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.