France vs Japan: Military expenditure

France

64.67 billion current USD

in 2024

Japan

55.27 billion current USD

in 2024

France rank

9th

Japan rank

10th

Military expenditure over time

France currently reports 64.67 billion current USD against 55.27 billion current USD in Japan, a difference of 9.40 billion current USD.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 9th and Japan ranks 10th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)