Germany vs Japan

Germany vs Japan: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 4.5% of government spending in Germany and 3.8% of government spending in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Japan.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Germany vs Japan: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 4.5% of government spending in Germany and 3.8% of government spending in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Japan.
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What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2025, Germany ranked 87 and Japan ranked 109 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearGermanyJapan
20254.53.8
20243.73.5
20233.12.9
20222.72.4
20212.62.5
20202.72.3
20192.72.7
20182.62.6
20172.52.5
20162.52.5
20152.52.5
20142.52.5
20132.62.4
20122.72.5
20112.62.5
20102.62.5
20092.72.5
20082.72.7
20072.62.7
20062.62.7
20052.62.7
20042.72.8
20032.72.7
20022.72.7
20012.72.6
20002.82.5
19992.82.6
19982.92.4
19972.92.7
19962.92.6
19952.72.7
19943.22.8
19933.52.8
19923.93
19914.23.1
1990–3.1
1989–3.1
1988–3

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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.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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