Cambodia vs Vietnam
Cambodia vs Vietnam: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $716M in Cambodia and $10.9B in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by $10.2B, or 15 times that in Cambodia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1987.
- In 2025, Cambodia ranked 88 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cambodia | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $716M | $10.9B |
| 2024 | $721M | $8.59B |
| 2023 | $680M | $8.12B |
| 2022 | $640M | $7.31B |
| 2021 | $683M | $7.96B |
| 2020 | $695M | $7.73B |
| 2019 | $682M | $8.03B |
| 2018 | $632M | $7.69B |
| 2017 | $547M | $7.32B |
| 2016 | $471M | $7.34B |
| 2015 | $413M | $7.2B |
| 2014 | $355M | $6.51B |
| 2013 | $322M | $6.58B |
| 2012 | $296M | $5.99B |
| 2011 | $271M | $4.11B |
| 2010 | $258M | $3.96B |
| 2009 | $216M | $4.23B |
| 2008 | $126M | $3.06B |
| 2007 | $150M | $3.24B |
| 2006 | $158M | $2.51B |
| 2005 | $156M | $2.13B |
| 2004 | $160M | $2.05B |
| 2003 | $161M | $2B |
| 2002 | $154M | – |
| 2001 | $168M | – |
| 2000 | $187M | – |
| 1999 | $201M | – |
| 1998 | $194M | – |
| 1997 | $217M | – |
| 1996 | $229M | – |
| 1995 | $249M | – |
| 1994 | $223M | $1.08B |
| 1993 | $102M | $793M |
| 1992 | $70.6M | $1.01B |
| 1991 | $31.6M | $1.6B |
| 1990 | $13.5M | $2.25B |
| 1989 | $5.82M | $1.89B |
| 1988 | $3.18M | $1.43B |
| 1987 | $2.11M | $884M |
| 1986 | $2.32M | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018