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Japan - Military Spending 2009

Name: Japan Military Spending 2009
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

0.97% +0.07% from 2008 Global rank: 34th

Japan's military spending was 0.97% in 2009, increased +0.07% from 0.91% in 2008. This was the 34th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009▾

Military Spending by Country - 2009
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.17%	7.6%
2nd	Lao PDR	0.22%	-20.7%
3rd	Ghana	0.34%	14.5%
4th	Luxembourg	0.37%	1.8%
5th	Liberia	0.38%	30.7%
6th	Guatemala	0.40%	-15.6%
7th	Papua New Guinea	0.45%	32.9%
8th	Cabo Verde	0.45%	-18.0%
9th	Moldova	0.46%	-24.8%
10th	Mexico	0.48%	28.2%
11th	Kosovo	0.48%	2,854.1%
12th	Gambia, The	0.48%	-56.0%
13th	Nicaragua	0.50%	0.1%
14th	Nigeria	0.51%	3.4%
15th	Indonesia	0.57%	-1.3%
16th	Ireland	0.60%	4.2%
17th	Mongolia	0.63%	-23.5%
18th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.65%	-6.6%
19th	Dominican Republic	0.67%	-4.6%
20th	Malawi	0.67%	13.6%
21st	Malta	0.68%	10.3%
22nd	Mozambique	0.69%	6.1%
23rd	Sierra Leone	0.70%	15.3%
24th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.71%	43.8%
25th	Switzerland	0.73%	1.3%
26th	Niger	0.74%	-0.6%
27th	Madagascar	0.74%	-23.3%
28th	Paraguay	0.75%	10.3%
29th	Tanzania	0.76%	8.4%
30th	Austria	0.84%	-4.3%
31st	Argentina	0.89%	16.2%
32nd	Jamaica	0.95%	-0.6%
33rd	Tajikistan	0.95%	-6.6%
34th	Japan	0.97%	7.2%
35th	Guyana	0.98%	-2.8%
36th	Belize	1.02%	-5.0%
37th	Seychelles	1.02%	-11.2%
38th	Bangladesh	1.03%	9.7%
39th	Honduras	1.07%	12.7%
40th	El Salvador	1.08%	12.2%
41st	Lithuania	1.08%	-4.5%
42nd	South Africa	1.09%	4.8%
43rd	Cambodia	1.09%	61.0%
44th	Kazakhstan	1.10%	-4.5%
45th	Hungary	1.13%	-4.4%
46th	Belgium	1.16%	-4.8%
47th	Sweden	1.17%	-0.4%
48th	Philippines	1.20%	-3.8%
49th	New Zealand	1.22%	5.8%
50th	Cameroon	1.23%	-1.7%
51st	Côte d'Ivoire	1.25%	13.6%
52nd	Romania	1.28%	-8.7%
53rd	Germany	1.28%	8.1%
54th	Tunisia	1.29%	0.3%
55th	Czechia	1.31%	6.4%
56th	Rwanda	1.33%	1.6%
57th	Senegal	1.34%	3.4%
58th	Denmark	1.34%	-0.3%
59th	Burkina Faso	1.35%	8.8%
60th	Spain	1.36%	-0.7%
61st	Kenya	1.37%	-15.5%
62nd	Belarus	1.37%	-5.6%
63rd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.38%	12.8%
64th	Canada	1.38%	10.6%
65th	Netherlands	1.39%	6.8%
66th	Latvia	1.42%	-16.9%
67th	Mali	1.42%	-3.2%
68th	Uganda	1.43%	6.3%
69th	Nepal	1.44%	2.8%
70th	Albania	1.52%	-23.6%
71st	Slovak Republic	1.52%	3.9%
72nd	European Union	1.53%	5.1%
73rd	Peru	1.53%	22.7%
74th	Portugal	1.53%	8.3%
75th	Brazil	1.54%	6.7%
76th	Thailand	1.54%	23.0%
77th	Italy	1.55%	1.1%
78th	Guinea-Bissau	1.55%	-18.2%
79th	Finland	1.56%	12.2%
80th	Norway	1.60%	16.5%
81st	Slovenia	1.60%	7.0%
82nd	Togo	1.64%	-4.9%
83rd	North Macedonia	1.69%	-3.1%
84th	Zambia	1.73%	-16.8%
85th	Bulgaria	1.74%	-18.4%
86th	Central African Republic	1.75%	12.8%
87th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.76%	-19.7%
88th	Croatia	1.77%	-2.8%
89th	Fiji	1.79%	17.5%
90th	Poland	1.79%	2.7%
91st	Estonia	1.80%	1.8%
92nd	Cyprus	1.82%	11.5%
93rd	Uruguay	1.82%	-2.5%
94th	Montenegro	1.84%	-1.5%
95th	Malaysia	1.87%	2.6%
96th	China	1.89%	10.3%
97th	Australia	1.92%	7.1%
98th	Qatar	1.99%	-0.9%
99th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	2.03%	-6.8%
100th	Serbia	2.07%	1.2%
101st	Afghanistan	2.09%	-10.6%
102nd	Eswatini	2.09%	4.6%
103rd	France	2.10%	10.5%
104th	Viet Nam	2.27%	5.0%
105th	Chile	2.28%	-11.9%
106th	Türkiye	2.47%	13.3%
107th	Equatorial Guinea	2.47%	67.0%
108th	Korea	2.50%	4.7%
109th	United Kingdom	2.65%	6.5%
110th	Lesotho	2.72%	75.9%
111th	Ukraine	2.84%	6.3%
112th	Iraq	2.90%	22.4%
113th	Brunei Darussalam	2.94%	30.0%
114th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	3.05%	13.6%
115th	India	3.13%	18.9%
116th	Mauritania	3.14%	2.5%
117th	Sri Lanka	3.16%	-2.5%
118th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.18%	9.3%
119th	Ecuador	3.24%	20.5%
120th	Botswana	3.26%	5.3%
121st	Pakistan	3.27%	-5.6%
122nd	Greece	3.27%	8.1%
123rd	Morocco	3.29%	3.3%
124th	Azerbaijan	3.33%	1.0%
125th	Namibia	3.37%	7.6%
126th	Cuba	3.38%	-
127th	Algeria	3.51%	22.5%
128th	Bahrain	3.61%	28.9%
129th	Singapore	3.88%	0.8%
130th	Colombia	3.89%	4.0%
131st	Russian Federation	3.92%	24.6%
132nd	Kuwait	3.97%	32.1%
133rd	Syrian Arab Republic	4.03%	13.4%
134th	Lebanon	4.03%	0.3%
135th	Armenia	4.16%	22.4%
136th	Angola	4.71%	31.8%
137th	United States	4.88%	9.7%
138th	South Sudan	4.97%	-13.8%
139th	Timor-Leste	5.02%	37.6%
140th	Sudan	5.45%	9.5%
141st	United Arab Emirates	5.46%	48.8%
142nd	Georgia	5.61%	-34.2%
143rd	Yemen, Republic of	5.65%	27.2%
144th	Chad	5.70%	33.3%
145th	Israel	5.98%	-4.2%
146th	Oman	6.07%	22.4%
147th	Jordan	6.39%	6.6%
148th	Saudi Arabia	9.62%	30.8%

FAQ

What was Japan's military spending in 2009?▾

Japan's military spending in 2009 was 0.97%. This ranked 34th globally.

How did Japan's military spending change in 2009?▾

Japan's military spending increased by 7.2% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2009?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending in 2009 at 9.62%.

What is the military spending of Japan in 2009?▾

The military spending of Japan in 2009 was 0.97%. This ranked 34th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Japan's military spending?▾

Japan's military spending went from 0.91% in 2008 to 0.97% in 2009, a 7.2% increase.

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