Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Military spending, gaps filled
Military spending, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 81.47 billion constant 2024 US$ against 59.49 billion constant 2024 US$ in Japan, a difference of 21.98 billion constant 2024 US$.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.68 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.98 billion constant 2024 US$ | 7.70 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 1970s | 17.47 billion constant 2024 US$ | 14.16 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.31 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 26.23 billion constant 2024 US$ | 34.43 billion constant 2024 US$ | 8.20 billion constant 2024 US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 35.03 billion constant 2024 US$ | 29.22 billion constant 2024 US$ | 5.81 billion constant 2024 US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 36.40 billion constant 2024 US$ | 44.65 billion constant 2024 US$ | 8.25 billion constant 2024 US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 37.11 billion constant 2024 US$ | 78.31 billion constant 2024 US$ | 41.19 billion constant 2024 US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 46.83 billion constant 2024 US$ | 75.50 billion constant 2024 US$ | 28.67 billion constant 2024 US$ | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 81.47 billion constant 2024 US$ against 59.49 billion constant 2024 US$ in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 21.98 billion constant 2024 US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.