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Aircraft And Military Development & Applications

Military Nation Spending Listing 2019

Countries Spending The Most on their Military Spending

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8. Japan

- Military expenditure (2017): $45.4 billion
- Military expenditure as a % of general government expenditure (2017): 2.6% (#117 among countries)
- Military expenditure per capita (2017): $358 (#26 among countries)
Japan's close proximity to the Korean Peninsula (and North Korea's nuclear weapons program) and China's attempts to militarize the South China Sea has driven the record-breaking growth in its military budget over the last seven years. President Donald Trump has criticized Japan for its trade surplus with the U.S. and now the latest military budget changes how some funds are allocated in order to make it easier for Tokyo to buy more American military technology and hopefully improve trade between the two allies.