Germany vs Vietnam
Germany vs Vietnam: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $107B in Germany and $10.9B in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by $95.8B, or 9.78 times that in Vietnam.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2025, Germany ranked 4 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Germany | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107B | $10.9B |
| 2024 | $86.2B | $8.59B |
| 2023 | $70.2B | $8.12B |
| 2022 | $62.5B | $7.31B |
| 2021 | $59.9B | $7.96B |
| 2020 | $60.4B | $7.73B |
| 2019 | $56.7B | $8.03B |
| 2018 | $51.7B | $7.69B |
| 2017 | $50.3B | $7.32B |
| 2016 | $48.9B | $7.34B |
| 2015 | $46.9B | $7.2B |
| 2014 | $46.1B | $6.51B |
| 2013 | $46B | $6.58B |
| 2012 | $47.8B | $5.99B |
| 2011 | $46.5B | $4.11B |
| 2010 | $47.4B | $3.96B |
| 2009 | $47.3B | $4.23B |
| 2008 | $45.6B | $3.06B |
| 2007 | $44.5B | $3.24B |
| 2006 | $44.5B | $2.51B |
| 2005 | $45.3B | $2.13B |
| 2004 | $46B | $2.05B |
| 2003 | $47.4B | $2B |
| 2002 | $48.1B | – |
| 2001 | $48B | – |
| 2000 | $48.8B | – |
| 1999 | $49.6B | – |
| 1998 | $48.6B | – |
| 1997 | $48.4B | – |
| 1996 | $50.3B | – |
| 1995 | $51.3B | – |
| 1994 | $52.1B | $1.08B |
| 1993 | $55.9B | $793M |
| 1992 | $62.2B | $1.01B |
| 1991 | $65.4B | $1.6B |
| 1990 | – | $2.25B |
| 1989 | – | $1.89B |
| 1988 | – | $1.43B |
| 1987 | – | $884M |
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.
- 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
Germany vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018