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

9.43 billion current USD, with Ukraine ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Japan vs Ukraine: Military expenditure

Japan

55.27 billion current USD

in 2024

Ukraine

64.70 billion current USD

in 2024

Japan rank

10th

Ukraine rank

8th

Military expenditure over time

Japan
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 64.70 billion current USD against 55.27 billion current USD in Japan, a difference of 9.43 billion current USD.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 167 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.18 billion current USD	1.14 billion current USD	42.04 billion current USD	Japan
2000s	43.76 billion current USD	2.43 billion current USD	41.34 billion current USD	Japan
2010s	50.43 billion current USD	4.15 billion current USD	46.28 billion current USD	Japan
2020s	50.33 billion current USD	36.91 billion current USD	13.43 billion current USD	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Japan or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 64.70 billion current USD against 55.27 billion current USD in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Japan and Ukraine?: 9.43 billion current USD, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for military expenditure?: Japan ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 167 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: 06 August 2026

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