Japan vs Mexico

Japan vs Mexico: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 3.8% of government spending in Japan and 2.5% of government spending in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.3 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Mexico.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Japan vs Mexico: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 3.8% of government spending in Japan and 2.5% of government spending in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.3 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Mexico.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Mexico.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 109 and Mexico ranked 124 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearJapanMexico
20253.82.5
20243.53.7
20232.92.3
20222.42.4
20212.52.5
20202.32.6
20192.72
20182.61.9
20172.51.7
20162.51.8
20152.51.7
20142.51.8
20132.41.8
20122.51.7
20112.51.7
20102.51.6
20092.51.8
20082.71.4
20072.71.7
20062.71.4
20052.71.6
20042.81.7
20032.71.8
20022.72
20012.62.1
20002.52.1
19992.62.1
19982.42.1
19972.72
19962.62.1
19952.72.2
19942.82.5
19932.82.2
199232.2
19913.12
19903.11.7
19893.1–
19883–
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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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