Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
122nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
30.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.0957 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2007
Years of data
61
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Vietnam, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Vietnam peaked at 30.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0957 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2007.
That places Vietnam 122nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.2% |
| 1962 | 1.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -51.8% |
| 1963 | 3.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +121.5% |
| 1964 | 7.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +142.1% |
| 1965 | 17.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +138.6% |
| 1966 | 29.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +70.7% |
| 1967 | 28.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 29.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 22.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -24.5% |
| 1970 | 29.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +30.7% |
| 1971 | 28.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 30.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 28.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 18.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -34.5% |
| 1975 | 10.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -43.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8808 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -91.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8579 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +426.6% |
| 1979 | 24.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +438.1% |
| 1980 | 19.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 19.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 9.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -51.6% |
| 1983 | 16.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +68.1% |
| 1984 | 9.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -40.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4741 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -95.1% |
| 1986 | 1.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +172.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8119 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -37.2% |
| 1988 | 1.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +27.4% |
| 1989 | 2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +92.9% |
| 1990 | 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 3.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +114.0% |
| 1996 | 2.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -22.8% |
| 1997 | 1.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -48.9% |
| 1998 | 2.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +85.6% |
| 1999 | 2.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1426 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -93.5% |
| 2001 | 1.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +772.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7363 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -40.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2765 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -62.4% |
| 2004 | 3.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1246.0% |
| 2005 | 2.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5111 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -81.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0957 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -81.3% |
| 2008 | 2.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +2182.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7055 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -67.7% |
| 2010 | 1.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +160.9% |
| 2011 | 11.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +523.8% |
| 2012 | 8.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 3.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -54.5% |
| 2014 | 13.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +236.2% |
| 2015 | 9.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -29.9% |
| 2016 | 9.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 6.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 1.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -73.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3365 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -79.7% |
| 2021 | 2.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +636.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9631 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -61.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5481 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -43.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 28% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 19% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2182.9% | 0.0957 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2004 | +1246.0% | 0.2765 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2001 | +772.6% | 0.1426 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2021 | +636.0% | 0.3365 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2011 | +523.8% | 1.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 11.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1979 | +438.1% | 4.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 24.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 29.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.8579 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 30.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.4741 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 19.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0957 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 13.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9797 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3365 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 119 Honduras 0.6466 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 120 Egypt 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 121 Morocco 0.604 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 123 Niger 0.5734 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 124 North Macedonia 0.5481 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 125 Congo 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
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- Arms imports 177.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Vietnam?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Vietnam was 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 30.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0957 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2007.
- How does Vietnam rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 122nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.