Germany vs Japan: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $1,346 in Germany and $504 in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by $842, or 2.67 times that in Japan.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars per person · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $1,346 2025 | $468 | 12 of 151 |
| Japan | $504 2025 | $331 | 44 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Japan.
- In 2025, Germany ranked 12 and Japan ranked 44 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Germany | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,346 | $504 |
| 2024 | $1,017 | $437 |
| 2023 | $813 | $386 |
| 2022 | $670 | $344 |
| 2021 | $676 | $425 |
| 2020 | $639 | $406 |
| 2019 | $588 | $400 |
| 2018 | $559 | $382 |
| 2017 | $513 | $354 |
| 2016 | $484 | $366 |
| 2015 | $468 | $331 |
| 2014 | $551 | $368 |
| 2013 | $547 | $384 |
| 2012 | $541 | $469 |
| 2011 | $560 | $474 |
| 2010 | $533 | $426 |
| 2009 | $552 | $402 |
| 2008 | $558 | $362 |
| 2007 | $494 | $317 |
| 2006 | $438 | $325 |
| 2005 | $435 | $346 |
| 2004 | $435 | $355 |
| 2003 | $401 | $333 |
| 2002 | $337 | $309 |
| 2001 | $314 | $321 |
| 2000 | $323 | $359 |
| 1999 | $375 | $340 |
| 1998 | $377 | $299 |
| 1997 | $378 | $322 |
| 1996 | $445 | $350 |
| 1995 | $471 | $398 |
| 1994 | $417 | $362 |
| 1993 | $429 | $332 |
| 1992 | $488 | $290 |
| 1991 | $463 | $265 |
| 1990 | – | $234 |
| 1989 | – | $228 |
| 1988 | – | $231 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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