El Salvador vs Japan: Military spending, per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.0133 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.0134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
95th
Japan rank
94th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
00.10.20.3196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0133 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 95th and Japan ranks 94th of 160 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1316 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0764 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0552 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1970s 0.1162 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0365 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0798 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1980s 0.1697 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0155 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1542 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.0454 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0374 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.0158 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0082 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.0129 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.0143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0133 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Japan?
0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 95th and Japan ranks 94th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.