Military expenditure in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Military expenditure was 8.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Viet Nam, 2003–2018
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2018, military expenditure in Viet Nam stood at 8.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Viet Nam peaked at 8.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2005.
That places Viet Nam 42nd out of 161 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.6% | — |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 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 capita 57.15 current USD per person (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Viet Nam?
- Military expenditure in Viet Nam was 8.8% in 2018, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2005.
- How does Viet Nam rank for military expenditure?
- Viet Nam ranks 42nd out of 161 countries with data for 2018.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure