Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 57.15 current USD per person in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Viet Nam, 1987–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Viet Nam is 57.15 current USD per person, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 127.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Viet Nam peaked at 57.15 current USD per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.28 current USD per person, in 1993.
Viet Nam ranks 101st of 167 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.43 current USD per person | 7.15 current USD per person | 21.36 current USD per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.89 current USD per person | 4.28 current USD per person | 7.82 current USD per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.78 current USD per person | 10.58 current USD per person | 27.78 current USD per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 44.34 current USD per person | 30.37 current USD per person | 57.15 current USD per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More public sector data for Viet Nam
- Arms imports 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5743 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.4 % change on previous year (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.50 billion current USD (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 17,548 current USD per square kilometre (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Viet Nam?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Viet Nam was 57.15 current USD per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 57.15 current USD per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 current USD per person in 1993.
- How does Viet Nam rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, 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
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.