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

8.77 billion current USD, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel 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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Japan: Military expenditure

Israel

46.51 billion current USD

in 2024

Japan

55.27 billion current USD

in 2024

Israel rank

12th

Japan rank

10th

Military expenditure over time

Israel
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 55.27 billion current USD against 46.51 billion current USD in Israel, a difference of 8.77 billion current USD.

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

Across all 65 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	403.75 million current USD	815.55 million current USD	411.80 million current USD	Japan
1970s	2.71 billion current USD	4.69 billion current USD	1.98 billion current USD	Japan
1980s	4.88 billion current USD	16.68 billion current USD	11.80 billion current USD	Japan
1990s	7.95 billion current USD	39.98 billion current USD	32.04 billion current USD	Japan
2000s	9.78 billion current USD	43.76 billion current USD	33.98 billion current USD	Japan
2010s	17.10 billion current USD	50.43 billion current USD	33.33 billion current USD	Japan
2020s	28.71 billion current USD	50.33 billion current USD	21.62 billion current USD	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Israel or Japan?: Japan, at 55.27 billion current USD against 46.51 billion current USD in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Japan?: 8.77 billion current USD, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Israel and Japan rank globally for military expenditure?: Israel ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 20 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)