Ethiopia vs Japan

Ethiopia vs Japan: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 4.1% of government spending in Ethiopia and 3.8% of government spending in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Japan.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Ethiopia vs Japan: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 4.1% of government spending in Ethiopia and 3.8% of government spending in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Japan.
EthiopiaJapanSIPRI estimateHighly uncertain

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
  • In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 102 and Japan ranked 109 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearEthiopiaJapan
20254.13.8
20245.23.5
20237.12.9
20226.82.4
20213.22.5
20203.22.3
20193.62.7
20183.92.6
20173.82.5
20163.82.5
20153.92.5
20144.22.5
20134.52.4
20125.22.5
20115.82.5
20105.92.5
20096.92.5
200882.7
20079.12.7
200610.32.7
200512.12.7
200413.32.8
2003122.7
200214.82.7
200119.22.6
200029.52.5
199936.22.6
199828.82.4
199715.12.7
19967.92.6
199592.7
199411.52.8
199315.72.8
1992173
199122.63.1
199030.83.1
198928.23.1
1988263
  • Estimate
  • Highly uncertain

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Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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