Ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) Japan| Statista

The ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) in Japan stood at 1.2 percent in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the ratio rose by 0.12 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) in Japan from 1960 to 2023

Characteristic	Ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP)
2023	1.2%
2022	1.11%
2021	1.02%
2020	1.02%
2019	0.99%
2018	0.96%
2017	0.91%
2016	0.93%
2015	0.95%
2014	0.96%
2013	0.94%
2012	0.96%
2011	0.97%
2010	0.95%
2009	0.97%
2008	0.91%
2007	0.88%
2006	0.9%
2005	0.92%
2004	0.93%
2003	0.94%
2002	0.94%
2001	0.93%
2000	0.92%
1999	0.95%
1998	0.94%
1997	0.92%
1996	0.91%
1995	0.92%
1994	0.92%
1993	0.95%
1992	0.95%
1991	0.94%
1990	0.94%
1989	0.94%
1988	0.95%
1987	0.97%
1986	0.96%
1985	0.96%
1984	0.96%
1983	0.95%
1982	0.93%
1981	0.92%
1980	0.91%
1979	0.91%
1978	0.89%
1977	0.89%
1976	0.89%
1975	0.91%
1974	0.86%
1973	0.82%
1972	0.84%
1971	0.82%
1970	0.77%
1969	0.77%
1968	0.79%
1967	0.84%
1966	0.88%
1965	0.9%
1964	0.88%
1963	0.9%
1962	0.88%
1961	0.92%
1960	1.08%

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April 2025

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1960 to 2023

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