Japan vs Liberia: Military spending as a share of government spending
Japan
3.8%
in 2025
Liberia
3.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
120th
Liberia rank
118th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Japan
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Liberia ahead.
Japan ranks 120th and Liberia ranks 118th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Japan or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Japan and Liberia?
- 0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Liberia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Liberia rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Japan ranks 120th and Liberia ranks 118th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.