Military expenditures:
0.93% of GDP
(2018)
0.93% of GDP
(2017)
0.94% of GDP
(2016)
0.94% of GDP
(2015)
0.97% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
123
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jieitai, GSDF; includes aviation), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jieitai, MSDF; includes naval aviation), Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai, ASDF); Japan Coast Guard (Ministry of Land, Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers
(2012)