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Japan Highest Military Spending

Name: Japan Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
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1.37% in 2024

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The highest military spending in Japan was 1.37% in 2024. The top 5 years were: 2024 (1.37%), 2025 (1.36%), 2023 (1.14%), 1960 (1.08%), 2021 (1.06%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.36%	−0.02%	89th
2024	1.37%	+0.23%	61st
2023	1.14%	+0.13%	42nd
2022	1.01%	−0.05%	39th
2021	1.06%	+0.05%	41st
2020	1.02%	+0.02%	38th
2019	0.99%	+0.03%	37th
2018	0.96%	+0.05%	36th
2017	0.91%	−0.02%	33rd
2016	0.93%	−0.02%	31st
2015	0.95%	−0.01%	36th
2014	0.96%	+0.02%	36th
2013	0.94%	−0.02%	36th
2012	0.96%	−0.02%	36th
2011	0.97%	+0.03%	36th
2010	0.95%	−0.02%	37th
2009	0.97%	+0.07%	34th
2008	0.91%	+0.02%	32nd
2007	0.88%	−0.02%	30th
2006	0.90%	−0.01%	33rd
2005	0.92%	−0.01%	34th
2004	0.93%	−0.01%	29th
2003	0.94%	−0.00%	30th
2002	0.94%	+0.01%	24th
2001	0.93%	+0.02%	26th
2000	0.92%	−0.01%	26th
1999	0.93%	+0.01%	26th
1998	0.92%	+0.02%	24th
1997	0.90%	+0.01%	23rd
1996	0.89%	−0.01%	22nd
1995	0.90%	−0.01%	21st
1994	0.91%	−0.04%	21st
1993	0.95%	+0.00%	22nd
1992	0.95%	+0.01%	15th
1991	0.94%	−0.00%	16th
1990	0.94%	+0.00%	16th
1989	0.94%	−0.01%	13th
1988	0.95%	−0.02%	12th
1987	0.97%	+0.00%	12th
1986	0.96%	+0.00%	12th
1985	0.96%	+0.00%	12th
1984	0.96%	+0.01%	11th
1983	0.95%	+0.03%	11th
1982	0.93%	+0.01%	9th
1981	0.92%	+0.01%	11th
1980	0.91%	−0.00%	14th
1979	0.91%	+0.02%	10th
1978	0.89%	+0.00%	11th
1977	0.89%	−0.00%	9th
1976	0.89%	−0.02%	13th
1975	0.91%	+0.05%	15th
1974	0.86%	+0.05%	13th
1973	0.82%	−0.03%	10th
1972	0.84%	+0.02%	10th
1971	0.82%	+0.05%	10th
1970	0.77%	+0.00%	11th
1969	0.77%	−0.02%	10th
1968	0.79%	−0.04%	9th
1967	0.84%	−0.04%	7th
1966	0.88%	−0.02%	9th
1965	0.90%	+0.02%	8th
1964	0.88%	−0.03%	10th
1963	0.90%	+0.02%	10th
1962	0.88%	−0.03%	7th
1961	0.92%	−0.16%	10th
1960	1.08%	–	9th

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