How does Japan rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?

Japan ranks 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.

Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is up 267.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Japan

Name: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Japan
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Japan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 6.8%

World rank

100th

of 169 countries

All-time high

0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1964

All-time low

0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 2012

Years of data

1960–2024

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Japan, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Japan is 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 267.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Japan peaked at 0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2012.

That places Japan 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Japan, 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0163 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0057 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-64.9%
1962	0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-30.8%
1963	0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1964	0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+510.4%
1965	0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-39.5%
1966	0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-75.8%
1967	0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+60.7%
1968	0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1969	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-25.4%
1970	0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1971	0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1972	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-39.6%
1973	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-28.8%
1974	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+40.5%
1975	0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+101.6%
1976	0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1977	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-56.5%
1978	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
1979	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1980	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1981	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
1982	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.6%
1983	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1984	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1985	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1986	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-35.5%
1987	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1988	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1989	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1990	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1991	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1992	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
1993	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
1994	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-56.5%
1995	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1996	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-21.9%
1997	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1998	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+95.8%
1999	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-25.4%
2000	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-63.6%
2001	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2002	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2003	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2004	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
2005	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2006	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+31.6%
2007	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+20.0%
2008	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+60.4%
2009	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2010	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-39.0%
2011	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-57.8%
2012	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
2013	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+71.9%
2014	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2015	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
2016	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2017	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+36.3%
2018	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+67.4%
2019	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+27.6%
2020	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2021	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.1%
2022	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+65.7%
2023	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-38.2%
2024	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0073 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Japan

97 Nigeria 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
98 Slovenia 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
99 Guinea 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
101 Latvia 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
102 Finland 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
103 Russian Federation 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

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More public sector data for Japan

Arms imports 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 445.85 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 55.27 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 132,181 current USD per square kilometre (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Japan?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Japan was 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1964.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2012.
How does Japan rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 100th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 267.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Unit: SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 8,924 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.