The initial annual budget for Japan's national defense in the fiscal year 2024 was 7.95 trillion Japanese yen. This was a considerable increase compared to previous years following the Japanese government's new policy to expand the nation's defense capabilities.
National defense budget of Japan from fiscal year 2004 to 2024
(in trillion Japanese yen)
fiscal year 2004 to 2024; the fiscal year in Japan starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
initial budget for government's annual defense-related expenditure
Supplementary notes
Includes expenses for SACO (Special Action Committee on Okinawa, restructuring (of American personnel), Japanese Air Force One, and for the National Resilience plan.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.71 U.S. dollars or 0.64 euros as of January 2024. Values have been rounded.
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Ministry of Defense (Japan). (December 22, 2023). National defense budget of Japan from fiscal year 2004 to 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359290/japan-national-defense-budget/
Ministry of Defense (Japan). "National defense budget of Japan from fiscal year 2004 to 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359290/japan-national-defense-budget/
Ministry of Defense (Japan). (2023). National defense budget of Japan from fiscal year 2004 to 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359290/japan-national-defense-budget/
Ministry of Defense (Japan). "National Defense Budget of Japan from Fiscal Year 2004 to 2024 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359290/japan-national-defense-budget/
Ministry of Defense (Japan), National defense budget of Japan from fiscal year 2004 to 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359290/japan-national-defense-budget/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
National defense budget of Japan from fiscal year 2004 to 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Ministry of Defense (Japan), December 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359290/japan-national-defense-budget/
