Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Vietnam

Arms imports in Vietnam in 2024 — 58,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 55 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 43.7%.

2024 58,000,000 M TIV +5.45% vs 2023
World rank 55of 111
Period maximum 1,317,000,000 M TIV1972
Period minimum 8,000,000 M TIV2007

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Vietnam, 1960–20240500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 103,000,000 M TIV1962: 47,000,000 M TIV1964: 266,000,000 M TIV1966: 1,138,000,000 M TIV1968: 1,179,000,000 M TIV1970: 1,214,000,000 M TIV1972: 1,317,000,000 M TIV1974: 859,000,000 M TIV1976: 42,000,000 M TIV1978: 227,000,000 M TIV1980: 1,017,000,000 M TIV1982: 532,000,000 M TIV1984: 557,000,000 M TIV1986: 78,000,000 M TIV1988: 65,000,000 M TIV1990: 116,000,000 M TIV1996: 214,000,000 M TIV1998: 209,000,000 M TIV2000: 11,000,000 M TIV2002: 58,000,000 M TIV2004: 299,000,000 M TIV2006: 42,000,000 M TIV2008: 186,000,000 M TIV2010: 161,000,000 M TIV2012: 782,000,000 M TIV2014: 1,225,000,000 M TIV2016: 924,000,000 M TIV2018: 604,000,000 M TIV2020: 33,000,000 M TIV2022: 96,000,000 M TIV2024: 58,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −45,000,000 (−43.69%) Average annual rate: -0.89 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 58,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
East Asia & Pacific 4,689,000,000 M TIV
South-Eastern Asia computed 1,160,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 58,000,000 +3,000,000 +5.45%
2023 55,000,000 −41,000,000 −42.71%
2022 96,000,000 −149,000,000 −60.82%
2021 245,000,000 +212,000,000 +642.42%
2020 33,000,000 −128,000,000 −79.5%
2019 161,000,000 −443,000,000 −73.34%
2018 604,000,000 −179,000,000 −22.86%
2017 783,000,000 −141,000,000 −15.26%
2016 924,000,000 +55,000,000 +6.33%
2015 869,000,000 −356,000,000 −29.06%
2014 1,225,000,000 +865,000,000 +240.28%
2013 360,000,000 −422,000,000 −53.96%
2012 782,000,000 −234,000,000 −23.03%
2011 1,016,000,000 +855,000,000 +531.06%
2010 161,000,000 +100,000,000 +163.93%
2009 61,000,000 −125,000,000 −67.2%
2008 186,000,000 +178,000,000 +2,225%
2007 8,000,000 −34,000,000 −80.95%
2006 42,000,000 −179,000,000 −81%
2005 221,000,000 −78,000,000 −26.09%
2004 299,000,000 +277,000,000 +1,259.09%
2003 22,000,000 −36,000,000 −62.07%
2002 58,000,000 −39,000,000 −40.21%
2001 97,000,000 +86,000,000 +781.82%
2000 11,000,000 −157,000,000 −93.45%
1999 168,000,000 −41,000,000 −19.62%
1998 209,000,000 +98,000,000 +88.29%
1997 111,000,000 −103,000,000 −48.13%
1996 214,000,000 −59,000,000 −21.61%
1995 273,000,000
1990 116,000,000 −12,000,000 −9.38%
1989 128,000,000 +63,000,000 +96.92%
1988 65,000,000 +15,000,000 +30%
1987 50,000,000 −28,000,000 −35.9%
1986 78,000,000 +50,000,000 +178.57%
1985 28,000,000 −529,000,000 −94.97%
1984 557,000,000 −359,000,000 −39.19%
1983 916,000,000 +384,000,000 +72.18%
1982 532,000,000 −541,000,000 −50.42%
1981 1,073,000,000 +56,000,000 +5.51%
1980 1,017,000,000 −232,000,000 −18.57%
1979 1,249,000,000 +1,022,000,000 +450.22%
1978 227,000,000 +185,000,000 +440.48%
1977 42,000,000 +0 +0%
1976 42,000,000 −451,000,000 −91.48%
1975 493,000,000 −366,000,000 −42.61%
1974 859,000,000 −424,000,000 −33.05%
1973 1,283,000,000 −34,000,000 −2.58%
1972 1,317,000,000 +120,000,000 +10.03%
1971 1,197,000,000 −17,000,000 −1.4%
1970 1,214,000,000 +305,000,000 +33.55%
1969 909,000,000 −270,000,000 −22.9%
1968 1,179,000,000 +76,000,000 +6.89%
1967 1,103,000,000 −35,000,000 −3.08%
1966 1,138,000,000 +487,000,000 +74.81%
1965 651,000,000 +385,000,000 +144.74%
1964 266,000,000 +159,000,000 +148.6%
1963 107,000,000 +60,000,000 +127.66%
1962 47,000,000 −48,000,000 −50.53%
1961 95,000,000 −8,000,000 −7.77%
1960 103,000,000

About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons into the country, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. The indicator reflects dependence on arms supplies from abroad: countries with a developed defense industry have low imports alongside high military expenditure.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.