France vs Japan: Military spending

France

64.52 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Japan

59.49 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

France rank

9th

Japan rank

10th

Military spending over time

France
Japan

How they compare

France currently reports 64.52 billion constant 2024 US$ against 59.49 billion constant 2024 US$ in Japan, a difference of 5.02 billion constant 2024 US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 9th and Japan ranks 10th of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Military spending
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 162 places, 8,341 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.