Japan vs Viet Nam: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Japan
2.09 % change on previous year
in 2024
Viet Nam
5.45 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
59th
Viet Nam rank
58th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 5.45 % change on previous year against 2.09 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 3.36 % change on previous year.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 148 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.7 % change on previous year | 46.49 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 13.74 % change on previous year | 76.32 % change on previous year | 62.58 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 9.94 % change on previous year | 14.41 % change on previous year | 4.48 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 8.97 % change on previous year | -2.09 % change on previous year | 11.06 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | -3.47 % change on previous year | 41.36 % change on previous year | 44.82 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 6.8 % change on previous year | 72.41 % change on previous year | 65.6 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 92.97 % change on previous year | 89.45 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Japan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 5.45 % change on previous year against 2.09 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 3.36 % change on previous year, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 59th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.