Japan Defense Budget

Japan
Ranked as 9 of 126
GFP Power Index rating of 0.3841 (0.0000 being perfect)

MANPOWER - Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.

 Total Population: 126,919,659
 Available Manpower: 54,000,000
 Fit for Service: 44,000,000
 Reaching Military Age Annually: 1,215,000
 Active Frontline Personnel: 250,000
 Active Reserve Personnel: 57,900

LAND SYSTEMS - Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).

 Tanks: 678
 Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 2,850
 Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 202
 Towed-Artillery: 500
 Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 99

AIR POWER - Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service.

 Total Aircraft: 1,590
 Fighters/Interceptors: 287
 Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 287
 Transport Aircraft: 481
 Trainer Aircraft: 444
 Helicopters: 638
 Attack Helicopters: 119

NAVAL POWER - Aircraft Carrier value includes dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.

 Total Naval Strength: 131
 Aircraft Carriers: 3
 Frigates: 0
 Destroyers: 43
 Corvettes: 0
 Submarines: 17
 Coastal Defense Craft: 6
 Mine Warfare: 27

RESOURCES (PETROLEUM) - Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force and supporting economy.

 Oil Production: 4,666 bbl/day
 Oil Consumption: 4,530,800 bbl/day
 Proven Oil Reserves: 541,600,000 bbl/day

LOGISTICAL - War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from / to points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force adds to available wartime industry strength.

 Labor Force: 65,870,000
 Merchant Marine Strength: 684
 Major Ports and Terminals: 10
 Roadway Coverage: 1,210,251
 Railway Coverage: 27,182
 Serviceable Airports: 175

FINANCIAL (in USD) - Regardless of strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.

 Defense Budget: $40,300,000,000
 External Debt: $5,180,000,000,000
 Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $1,261,000,000,000
 Purchasing Power Parity: $4,767,000,000,000

GEOGRAPHY (in km) - Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).

 Square Land Area: 377,915 km
 Coastline: 29,751 km
 Shared Border: 0 km
 Waterways: 1,770 km