Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Japan's military expenditure stands at 1.41% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.29% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Japan's military expenditure was 1.41%, up from 1.29% in 2024.
In 2024, Japan's military expenditure was 1.29%, up from 1.1% in 2023.
In 2023, Japan's military expenditure was 1.1%, up from 0.97% in 2022.
In 2022, Japan's military expenditure was 0.97%, down from 1.03% in 2021.
In 2021, Japan's military expenditure was 1.03%, up from 0.9903% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.41% | +0.117% |
| 2024 | 1.29% | +0.1978% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.1269% |
| 2022 | 0.97% | -0.056% |
| 2021 | 1.03% | +0.0357% |
| 2020 | 0.9903% | +0.0222% |
| 2019 | 0.9681% | +0.0267% |
| 2018 | 0.9413% | +0.0476% |
| 2017 | 0.8938% | -0.0163% |
| 2016 | 0.9101% | -0.0185% |
| 2015 | 0.9286% | -0.0122% |
| 2014 | 0.9407% | +0.0109% |
| 2013 | 0.9298% | -0.0176% |
| 2012 | 0.9475% | -0.0202% |
| 2011 | 0.9676% | +0.0272% |
| 2010 | 0.9405% | -0.0239% |
| 2009 | 0.9644% | +0.0659% |
| 2008 | 0.8984% | +0.022% |
| 2007 | 0.8764% | -0.0176% |
| 2006 | 0.894% | -0.0146% |
| 2005 | 0.9086% | -0.0089% |
| 2004 | 0.9175% | -0.0114% |
| 2003 | 0.929% | +0.0026% |
| 2002 | 0.9264% | +0.0082% |
| 2001 | 0.9182% | +0.0157% |
| 2000 | 0.9025% | -0.0171% |
| 1999 | 0.9197% | +0.0077% |
| 1998 | 0.9119% | +0.0247% |
| 1997 | 0.8873% | +0.0101% |
| 1996 | 0.8772% | -0.0087% |
| 1995 | 0.8859% | -0.0013% |
| 1994 | 0.8872% | -0.0634% |
| 1993 | 0.9507% | +0.0024% |
| 1992 | 0.9483% | +0.0075% |
| 1991 | 0.9408% | -0.001% |
| 1990 | 0.9418% | +0.001% |
| 1989 | 0.9408% | -0.0089% |
| 1988 | 0.9497% | -0.0158% |
| 1987 | 0.9655% | +0.0027% |
| 1986 | 0.9628% | +0.0034% |
| 1985 | 0.9594% | +0.001% |
| 1984 | 0.9584% | +0.0061% |
| 1983 | 0.9523% | +0.0259% |
| 1982 | 0.9264% | +0.0097% |
| 1981 | 0.9166% | +0.0099% |
| 1980 | 0.9068% | -0.0006% |
| 1979 | 0.9074% | +0.0161% |
| 1978 | 0.8913% | +0.0006% |
| 1977 | 0.8907% | -0.001% |
| 1976 | 0.8917% | -0.0157% |
| 1975 | 0.9074% | +0.0453% |
| 1974 | 0.8621% | +0.0471% |
| 1973 | 0.815% | -0.0275% |
| 1972 | 0.8425% | +0.0184% |
| 1971 | 0.8241% | +0.0509% |
| 1970 | 0.7732% | +0.0007% |
| 1969 | 0.7726% | -0.0213% |
| 1968 | 0.7939% | -0.0424% |
| 1967 | 0.8362% | -0.0432% |
| 1966 | 0.8794% | -0.0203% |
| 1965 | 0.8997% | +0.0247% |
| 1964 | 0.875% | -0.0279% |
| 1963 | 0.9029% | +0.0199% |
| 1962 | 0.883% | -0.0337% |
| 1961 | 0.9167% | -0.1639% |
| 1960 | 1.08% | — |
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Japan's military expenditure is 1.41% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.29% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.41% (2025); the lowest is 0.7726% (1969), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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