Israel vs Japan: Military spending, gaps filled
Israel
43.66 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Japan
59.49 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Israel rank
13th
Japan rank
10th
Military spending, gaps filled over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 59.49 billion constant 2024 US$ against 43.66 billion constant 2024 US$ in Israel, a difference of 15.83 billion constant 2024 US$.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Israel's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th of 162 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 846.51 million constant 2024 US$ | 6.99 billion constant 2024 US$ | 6.14 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.17 billion constant 2024 US$ | 8.85 billion constant 2024 US$ | 5.68 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 1970s | 13.66 billion constant 2024 US$ | 17.47 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.81 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 14.60 billion constant 2024 US$ | 26.23 billion constant 2024 US$ | 11.64 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 14.08 billion constant 2024 US$ | 35.03 billion constant 2024 US$ | 20.95 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 15.21 billion constant 2024 US$ | 36.40 billion constant 2024 US$ | 21.19 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 19.01 billion constant 2024 US$ | 37.11 billion constant 2024 US$ | 18.10 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 2020s | 30.81 billion constant 2024 US$ | 46.83 billion constant 2024 US$ | 16.02 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 59.49 billion constant 2024 US$ against 43.66 billion constant 2024 US$ in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Israel and Japan?
- 15.83 billion constant 2024 US$, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
- Israel ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.