fiscal year 2020; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
The source provides the following information: The figures do not include SACO-related expenses (13.8 billion yen), the U.S. Forces realignment-related expenses (the portion allocated for mitigating the impact on local communities) (179.9 billion yen), expenses for the introduction of new government aircraft (0.03 billion yen) and expenses for the three-year emergency response plan for disaster prevention, mitigation and building national resilience (50.8 billion yen).
100 Japanese yen equal 0.74 U.S. dollars or 0.70 euros as of December 2022. Figures have been rounded.
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Defense-related expenditures Japan FY 2020, by organization
In the fiscal year 2020, the initial budget for expenditures for the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) amounted to approximately **** trillion Japanese yen, accounting for the largest share of defense-related expenditures in Japan that year.
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Ministry of Defense (Japan). (August 21, 2021). Defense-related expenditures in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by organization (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/753884/japan-defense-related-expenditures-by-organization/
Ministry of Defense (Japan). "Defense-related expenditures in Japan in fiscal year 2020, by organization (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. August 21, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/753884/japan-defense-related-expenditures-by-organization/
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