World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked
1.41 (2025)
##87 of 166 economies
0.4%
1.31×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Japan climbed from #50 to #87 (overtook Equatorial Guinea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Japan ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
First oil shock ends rapid postwar growth; inflation surges.
Yen revaluation agreed; asset bubble inflates through the late 1980s.
Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.
Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.
Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP), General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Government Revenue (% of GDP)
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