Japan
Military Spending Profile
#10
Global Rank
$58.4B
2024 Spending
2.2%
of World Spending
1.4%
of GDP
Military Spending Over Time
Constant 2023 USD (billions)
Military Spending as % of GDP
10-Year Trend
+49.5%
Military spending has increased over the past decade
Peak Spending
$58.4B
in 2024 (constant 2023 USD)
🔫 Arms Sales
$19B
Top Systems:
- • F-35A/B fighters ($23B)
- • Aegis system upgrades
- • SM-3 missile defense
- • Osprey tiltrotors ($3B)
- • Tomahawk missiles ($2.35B)
Japan doubled its defense budget in 2022. Largest US military host nation with 55,000 US troops.
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