Military expenditure in dollars — all countries

Military expenditure in dollars — Eastern Asia

Military expenditure in dollars in Eastern Asia in 2018 — 325,829,078,373 US$. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 569.2%.

2018 326B US$ +10.18% vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 326B US$2018
Period minimum 48.69B US$1989

Trend over time

1989–2018 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — Eastern Asia, 1989–20180100B200B300B400B198919921995199820012004200720102013201620181989: 48,686,661,056 US$1990: 48,837,515,804 US$1991: 53,655,153,783 US$1992: 59,891,098,505 US$1993: 66,105,644,058 US$1994: 68,688,373,553 US$1996: 74,752,778,964 US$1998: 65,358,671,212 US$1999: 75,710,022,285 US$2000: 81,572,186,562 US$2001: 80,284,405,775 US$2002: 83,744,821,023 US$2003: 91,501,558,326 US$2004: 101,101,994,477 US$2005: 109,279,877,505 US$2006: 118,222,393,485 US$2007: 130,449,327,888 US$2008: 151,341,431,479 US$2009: 172,680,120,646 US$2010: 188,408,135,774 US$2011: 217,127,452,800 US$2012: 237,204,523,371 US$2013: 247,509,086,514 US$2014: 266,670,084,620 US$2015: 276,187,062,559 US$2016: 282,903,891,954 US$2017: 295,721,178,862 US$2018: 325,829,078,373 US$
Change over the period: +277B (+569.24%) Average annual rate: 6.77 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Eastern Asia 326B US$
World 1.81T US$
Military expenditure in dollars — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
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

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.