Israel vs Japan: Military expenditure

Israel

46.51 billion current USD

in 2024

Japan

55.27 billion current USD

in 2024

Israel rank

12th

Japan rank

10th

Military expenditure over time

Japan currently reports 55.27 billion current USD against 46.51 billion current USD in Israel, a difference of 8.77 billion current USD.

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

Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Globally, Israel ranks 12th 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)