What is the difference in military expenditure between Iran and Vietnam?

4,627.17 trillion current LCU, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Vietnam?

31 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Vietnam: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Iran

4,899.89 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Vietnam

272.72 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Iran rank

2nd

Vietnam rank

3rd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Iran
Vietnam

How they compare

Iran currently reports 4,899.89 trillion current LCU against 272.72 trillion current LCU in Vietnam, a difference of 4,627.17 trillion current LCU.

That makes Iran's figure about 18.0 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.19 trillion current LCU	980.67 billion current LCU	207.06 billion current LCU	Iran
1990s	1.68 trillion current LCU	3.85 trillion current LCU	2.16 trillion current LCU	Vietnam
2000s	76.01 trillion current LCU	25.12 trillion current LCU	50.88 trillion current LCU	Iran
2010s	316.10 trillion current LCU	118.36 trillion current LCU	197.74 trillion current LCU	Iran
2020s	2,624.05 trillion current LCU	195.85 trillion current LCU	2,428.20 trillion current LCU	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Iran or Vietnam?: Iran, at 4,899.89 trillion current LCU against 272.72 trillion current LCU in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Iran and Vietnam?: 4,627.17 trillion current LCU, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Vietnam?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
How do Iran and Vietnam rank globally for military expenditure?: Iran ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)