Japan vs Zimbabwe: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Japan
9.30 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Zimbabwe
10.61 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
Zimbabwe rank
11th
Military expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Japan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 10.61 trillion current LCU against 9.30 trillion current LCU in Japan, a difference of 1.31 trillion current LCU.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 168 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 360.87 billion current LCU | 22.86 million current LCU | 360.85 billion current LCU | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.24 trillion current LCU | 178.24 million current LCU | 1.24 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.00 trillion current LCU | 392.20 million current LCU | 3.00 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.66 trillion current LCU | 302.18 million current LCU | 4.66 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.91 trillion current LCU | 293.43 million current LCU | 4.90 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.03 trillion current LCU | 420.28 million current LCU | 5.03 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.89 trillion current LCU | 2.46 trillion current LCU | 4.43 trillion current LCU | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Japan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 10.61 trillion current LCU against 9.30 trillion current LCU in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Japan and Zimbabwe?
- 1.31 trillion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zimbabwe?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Zimbabwe rank globally for military expenditure?
- Japan ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 168 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)