Japan - Defence Budget on R&D

Since 2015, Japan Defence Budget on R&D fell by 7.7points year on year. In 2020, the country was number 13 among other countries in Defence Budget on R&D at 2.92 Percent of Total GBARD. Japan is overtaken by Estonia, which was number 12 with 3.2 Percent of Total GBARD and is followed by Latvia with 2.91 Percent of Total GBARD. United States lead the ranking with 46.66 Percent of Total GBARD in 2019, that is -0.1points compared to 2018. Turkey, South Korea and United Kingdom respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Greece witnessed the best average annual growth at +65.5points per year, while Switzerland was the worst growing country at -18.9points per year.

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Date Percent of Total GBARD
2020 2.92
2019 3.04
2018 2.71
2017 3.41
2016 2.97
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How does Japan rank in Defence Budget on R&D?

# 34 Countries Percent of Total GBARD Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
46.66 % 2019 -0.1 % +2.6 % View data
2 #2
Turkey
20.78 % 2020 +11.0 % +14.2 % View data
12 #12
Estonia
3.20 % 2019 -5.5 % +19.3 % View data
13 #13
Japan
2.92 % 2020 -3.9 % -7.7 % View data
14 #14
Latvia
2.91 % 2019 +5.5 % +9.7 % View data
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