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
-1000100200300400186119422023

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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Indicator
Military spending, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 15,188 data points, 1817–2023
Last refreshed

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.