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Military expenditure in dollars — Vietnam

Military expenditure in dollars in Vietnam in 2018 — 5,500,000,000 US$. Ranked 35 in the world out of 158. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 318.1%.

2018 5.5B US$ +8.4% vs 2017
World rank 35of 158
Period maximum 5.5B US$2018
Period minimum 298M US$1993

Trend over time

1987–2018 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — Vietnam, 1987–201802B4B6B1987199119951999200320072011201520181987: 1,315,597,882 US$1988: 1,305,814,502 US$1989: 458,562,484 US$1990: 511,970,136 US$1991: 427,617,814 US$1992: 332,970,309 US$1993: 297,716,380 US$1994: 431,345,012 US$2003: 841,930,159 US$2004: 915,089,547 US$2005: 1,026,426,801 US$2006: 1,286,528,867 US$2007: 1,784,217,422 US$2008: 2,137,625,597 US$2009: 2,401,450,914 US$2010: 2,672,286,425 US$2011: 2,686,520,590 US$2012: 3,360,860,380 US$2013: 3,727,249,276 US$2014: 4,255,721,581 US$2015: 4,562,632,501 US$2016: 5,017,401,787 US$2017: 5,073,853,534 US$2018: 5,500,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +4.18B (+318.06%) Average annual rate: 4.72 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Vietnam 5.5B US$
World 1.81T US$
East Asia & Pacific 406B US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 40.24B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 137B US$
Military expenditure in dollars — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2018 5.5B +426M +8.4%
2017 5.07B +56.45M +1.13%
2016 5.02B +455M +9.97%
2015 4.56B +307M +7.21%
2014 4.26B +528M +14.18%
2013 3.73B +366M +10.9%
2012 3.36B +674M +25.1%
2011 2.69B +14.23M +0.53%
2010 2.67B +271M +11.28%
2009 2.4B +264M +12.34%
2008 2.14B +353M +19.81%
2007 1.78B +498M +38.68%
2006 1.29B +260M +25.34%
2005 1.03B +111M +12.17%
2004 915M +73.16M +8.69%
2003 842M — —
1994 431M +134M +44.88%
1993 298M −35.25M −10.59%
1992 333M −94.65M −22.13%
1991 428M −84.35M −16.48%
1990 512M +53.41M +11.65%
1989 459M −847M −64.88%
1988 1.31B −9.78M −0.74%
1987 1.32B — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 10.58B ID Indonesia 7.49B TH Thailand 6.66B VN Vietnam 5.5B PH Philippines 4.11B MY Malaysia 3.45B MM Myanmar 1.53B KH Cambodia 543M BN Brunei Darussalam 358M TL Timor-Leste 20.61M
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About the indicator

Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.

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

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Vietnam by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Vietnam by year Defense Arms imports

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Vietnam by year Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

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