What is the difference in military spending between Japan and Ukraine?

18.06 billion constant 2024 US$, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Ukraine: Military spending

Japan

59.49 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Ukraine

77.56 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Japan rank

10th

Ukraine rank

8th

Military spending over time

Japan
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 77.56 billion constant 2024 US$ against 59.49 billion constant 2024 US$ in Japan, a difference of 18.06 billion constant 2024 US$.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 162 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.44 billion constant 2024 US$	1.61 billion constant 2024 US$	33.83 billion constant 2024 US$	Japan
2000s	36.40 billion constant 2024 US$	2.65 billion constant 2024 US$	33.76 billion constant 2024 US$	Japan
2010s	37.11 billion constant 2024 US$	4.46 billion constant 2024 US$	32.66 billion constant 2024 US$	Japan
2020s	46.83 billion constant 2024 US$	43.31 billion constant 2024 US$	3.52 billion constant 2024 US$	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Japan or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 77.56 billion constant 2024 US$ against 59.49 billion constant 2024 US$ in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending between Japan and Ukraine?: 18.06 billion constant 2024 US$, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for military spending?: Japan ranks 10th and Ukraine ranks 8th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 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.