What is the difference in military expenditure between India and Japan?

1.17 trillion current LCU, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Japan: Military expenditure

India

7.21 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Japan

8.37 trillion current LCU

in 2024

India rank

13th

Japan rank

11th

Military expenditure over time

India
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 8.37 trillion current LCU against 7.21 trillion current LCU in India, a difference of 1.17 trillion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 13th and Japan ranks 11th of 167 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.63 billion current LCU	293.60 billion current LCU	284.96 billion current LCU	Japan
1970s	25.03 billion current LCU	1.24 trillion current LCU	1.22 trillion current LCU	Japan
1980s	98.58 billion current LCU	3.00 trillion current LCU	2.91 trillion current LCU	Japan
1990s	329.40 billion current LCU	4.66 trillion current LCU	4.34 trillion current LCU	Japan
2000s	1.03 trillion current LCU	4.87 trillion current LCU	3.84 trillion current LCU	Japan
2010s	3.37 trillion current LCU	5.03 trillion current LCU	1.66 trillion current LCU	Japan
2020s	6.26 trillion current LCU	6.43 trillion current LCU	172.16 billion current LCU	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, India or Japan?: Japan, at 8.37 trillion current LCU against 7.21 trillion current LCU in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between India and Japan?: 1.17 trillion current LCU, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for military expenditure?: India ranks 13th and Japan ranks 11th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)