Japan vs Syria: Military spending, annual growth rate
Japan
5.57 % change on previous year
in 2023
Syria
5.47 % change on previous year
in 2016
Japan rank
84th
Syria rank
86th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Syria
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.57 % change on previous year against 5.47 % change on previous year in Syria, a difference of 0.1 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 84th and Syria ranks 86th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3615 % change on previous year | 16.51 % change on previous year | 16.15 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 1960s | 12.18 % change on previous year | 9.07 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.99 % change on previous year | 18.58 % change on previous year | 8.58 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 1980s | 7.72 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year | 9.03 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.89 % change on previous year | -7.54 % change on previous year | 9.42 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.617 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | 3.94 % change on previous year | Syria |
| 2010s | -1.77 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Japan or Syria?
- Japan, at 5.57 % change on previous year against 5.47 % change on previous year in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Japan and Syria?
- 0.1 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2016.
- How do Japan and Syria rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 84th and Syria ranks 86th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.