Japan vs Ukraine: Military expenditure

Japan

55.27 billion current USD

in 2024

Ukraine

64.70 billion current USD

in 2024

Japan rank

10th

Ukraine rank

8th

Military expenditure over time

Ukraine currently reports 64.70 billion current USD against 55.27 billion current USD in Japan, a difference of 9.43 billion current USD.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 8th 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)