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Japan
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#86out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

1.41.21.10.90.8196019922024Japan · 2024: 1.37%Japan

Analytical takeaways

  • Japan records 1.37% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #86 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 1.08% in 1960 to 1.37% in 2024, a gain of 0.29%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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