fiscal year 2019 to 2027; the fiscal year started on April 1 of the stated year and ended on March 31 of the following year
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Budget plans for defense expenditure in Japan come in five-year installments through a program called the "medium-term defense program." The fiscal year 2023 is the transition year to the next medium-term defense program.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.76 U.S. dollars or 0.71 euros as of January 2023. Values have been rounded.
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Expenditure on medium-term defense program Japan FY 2019-2027, by category
Japan planned to spend an estimated ** trillion Japanese yen on its defense program from the fiscal year 2023 to 2027. This was a considerable increase compared to the defense budget of the previous medium-term defense program.
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Ministry of Finance Japan. (December 23, 2022). Medium-term defense program expenditure in Japan from fiscal year 2019 to 2027, by category (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1359332/japan-expenditure-medium-term-defense-program-by-category/
Ministry of Finance Japan. "Medium-term defense program expenditure in Japan from fiscal year 2019 to 2027, by category (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 23, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1359332/japan-expenditure-medium-term-defense-program-by-category/
Ministry of Finance Japan. (2022). Medium-term defense program expenditure in Japan from fiscal year 2019 to 2027, by category (in trillion Japanese yen). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1359332/japan-expenditure-medium-term-defense-program-by-category/
Ministry of Finance Japan. "Medium-term Defense Program Expenditure in Japan from Fiscal Year 2019 to 2027, by Category (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Dec 2022, /statistics/1359332/japan-expenditure-medium-term-defense-program-by-category/
Ministry of Finance Japan, Medium-term defense program expenditure in Japan from fiscal year 2019 to 2027, by category (in trillion Japanese yen) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1359332/japan-expenditure-medium-term-defense-program-by-category/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Medium-term defense program expenditure in Japan from fiscal year 2019 to 2027, by category (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Ministry of Finance Japan, December 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1359332/japan-expenditure-medium-term-defense-program-by-category/
