Military expenditure in dollars in Eastern Asia in 2018 — 325,829,078,373 US$. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 569.2%.
1989–2018 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Asia
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 326B | +30.11B | +10.18% |
| 2017 | 296B | +12.82B | +4.53% |
| 2016 | 283B | +6.72B | +2.43% |
| 2015 | 276B | +9.52B | +3.57% |
| 2014 | 267B | +19.16B | +7.74% |
| 2013 | 248B | +10.3B | +4.34% |
| 2012 | 237B | +20.08B | +9.25% |
| 2011 | 217B | +28.72B | +15.24% |
| 2010 | 188B | +15.73B | +9.11% |
| 2009 | 173B | +21.34B | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 151B | +20.89B | +16.02% |
| 2007 | 130B | +12.23B | +10.34% |
| 2006 | 118B | +8.94B | +8.18% |
| 2005 | 109B | +8.18B | +8.09% |
| 2004 | 101B | +9.6B | +10.49% |
| 2003 | 91.5B | +7.76B | +9.26% |
| 2002 | 83.74B | +3.46B | +4.31% |
| 2001 | 80.28B | −1.29B | −1.58% |
| 2000 | 81.57B | +5.86B | +7.74% |
| 1999 | 75.71B | +10.35B | +15.84% |
| 1998 | 65.36B | — | — |
| 1996 | 74.75B | — | — |
| 1994 | 68.69B | +2.58B | +3.91% |
| 1993 | 66.11B | +6.21B | +10.38% |
| 1992 | 59.89B | +6.24B | +11.62% |
| 1991 | 53.66B | +4.82B | +9.86% |
| 1990 | 48.84B | +151M | +0.31% |
| 1989 | 48.69B | — | — |
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.
The number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Arms importsPurchases of major conventional weapons abroad.
Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.