Japan vs Switzerland: Military spending, annual growth rate
Japan
9.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
9.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
60th
Switzerland rank
62nd
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9.67 % change on previous year against 9.42 % change on previous year in Switzerland, a difference of 0.25 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 62nd of 159 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 0.758 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 5.61 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.95 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.13 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.24 % change on previous year | -2.79 % change on previous year | 4.03 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0656 % change on previous year | -1.6 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9534 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.3915 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7.33 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 9.67 % change on previous year against 9.42 % change on previous year in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.25 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 62nd of 159 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.