Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre in Vietnam
Vietnam: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre was 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
Change on year
down 42.7%
World rank
82nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
4,046 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
25.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
59
1961–2023
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre in Vietnam is 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.7% on the previous year and down 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre in Vietnam peaked at 4,046 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 25.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, in 2007.
Vietnam ranks 82nd of 170 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 291.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 144.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -50.5% |
| 1963 | 328.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +127.7% |
| 1964 | 817.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +148.6% |
| 1965 | 2,000 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +144.7% |
| 1966 | 3,496 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +74.8% |
| 1967 | 3,389 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 3,622 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 2,793 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1970 | 3,730 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1971 | 3,678 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 4,046 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 3,942 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 2,639 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1975 | 1,515 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 1976 | 129.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -91.5% |
| 1977 | 129.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 697.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +440.5% |
| 1979 | 3,837 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +450.2% |
| 1980 | 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 3,297 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 1,634 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 1983 | 2,814 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +72.2% |
| 1984 | 1,711 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1985 | 86.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -95.0% |
| 1986 | 239.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +178.6% |
| 1987 | 153.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1988 | 199.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1989 | 393.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +96.9% |
| 1990 | 356.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 838.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +135.3% |
| 1996 | 657.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1997 | 341.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 1998 | 642.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +88.3% |
| 1999 | 516.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 35.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -93.1% |
| 2001 | 311.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +781.7% |
| 2002 | 186.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 2003 | 70.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 2004 | 964.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +1259.1% |
| 2005 | 706.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 134.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -81.0% |
| 2007 | 25.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -80.9% |
| 2008 | 594.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +2223.3% |
| 2009 | 195.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -67.2% |
| 2010 | 513.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +163.5% |
| 2011 | 3,243 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +531.1% |
| 2012 | 2,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 1,150 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 2014 | 3,909 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +239.9% |
| 2015 | 2,773 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2016 | 2,948 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 2,498 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 1,927 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 513.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -73.3% |
| 2020 | 105.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -79.5% |
| 2021 | 781.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | +642.4% |
| 2022 | 306.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 2023 | 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | -42.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 255.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 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 | +2223.3% | 25.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 594.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +1259.1% | 70.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 964.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +781.7% | 35.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 311.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +642.4% | 105.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 781.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +531.1% | 513.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 3,243 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +450.2% | 697.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 3,837 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,876 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 144.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 3,622 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,434 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 129.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,046 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,365 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 86.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 3,297 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 558.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 341.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 838.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 322.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 25.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 964.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,197 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 513.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 3,909 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 342.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 105.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 781.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 79 Dominican Republic 186.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre compare
- 80 Jordan 180.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre compare
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre compare
- 83 Algeria 165 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre compare
- 84 Costa Rica 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre compare
- 85 Montenegro 148.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre compare
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre in Vietnam?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre in Vietnam was 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4,046 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Vietnam rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Vietnam ranks 82nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.