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

277.41 billion current LCU, with Japan ahead.

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

43 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.

Iraq vs Japan: Military expenditure

Iraq

8.09 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Japan

8.37 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Iraq rank

12th

Japan rank

11th

Military expenditure over time

Iraq
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 8.37 trillion current LCU against 8.09 trillion current LCU in Iraq, a difference of 277.41 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Iraq ranks 12th and Japan ranks 11th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	74.66 million current LCU	293.60 billion current LCU	293.52 billion current LCU	Japan
1970s	393.83 million current LCU	1.24 trillion current LCU	1.24 trillion current LCU	Japan
1980s	1.04 billion current LCU	2.30 trillion current LCU	2.30 trillion current LCU	Japan
2000s	2.39 trillion current LCU	4.83 trillion current LCU	2.44 trillion current LCU	Japan
2010s	7.50 trillion current LCU	5.03 trillion current LCU	2.47 trillion current LCU	Iraq
2020s	7.23 trillion current LCU	6.43 trillion current LCU	792.56 billion current LCU	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Iraq or Japan?: Japan, at 8.37 trillion current LCU against 8.09 trillion current LCU in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Iraq and Japan?: 277.41 billion current LCU, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for military expenditure?: Iraq ranks 12th 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: 20 August 2026

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