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

2.25 trillion current LCU, with Myanmar ahead.

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

59 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.

Japan vs Myanmar: Military expenditure

Japan

8.37 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Myanmar

10.62 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Japan rank

11th

Myanmar rank

10th

Military expenditure over time

Japan
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 10.62 trillion current LCU against 8.37 trillion current LCU in Japan, a difference of 2.25 trillion current LCU.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Myanmar ranks 10th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	293.60 billion current LCU	475.15 million current LCU	293.12 billion current LCU	Japan
1970s	1.24 trillion current LCU	899.02 million current LCU	1.24 trillion current LCU	Japan
1980s	3.00 trillion current LCU	1.75 billion current LCU	3.00 trillion current LCU	Japan
1990s	4.66 trillion current LCU	20.96 billion current LCU	4.64 trillion current LCU	Japan
2000s	4.92 trillion current LCU	118.22 billion current LCU	4.80 trillion current LCU	Japan
2010s	5.08 trillion current LCU	2.49 trillion current LCU	2.59 trillion current LCU	Japan
2020s	6.43 trillion current LCU	5.66 trillion current LCU	774.81 billion current LCU	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Japan or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 10.62 trillion current LCU against 8.37 trillion current LCU in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Japan and Myanmar?: 2.25 trillion current LCU, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for military expenditure?: Japan ranks 11th and Myanmar ranks 10th 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)