Indonesia vs Vietnam
Indonesia vs Vietnam: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $15.3B in Indonesia and $10.9B in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by $4.42B, or 1.41 times that in Vietnam.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Vietnam.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 25 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.3B | $10.9B |
| 2024 | $12B | $8.59B |
| 2023 | $11.1B | $8.12B |
| 2022 | $10.1B | $7.31B |
| 2021 | $8.77B | $7.96B |
| 2020 | $9.68B | $7.73B |
| 2019 | $8.31B | $8.03B |
| 2018 | $7.92B | $7.69B |
| 2017 | $9.01B | $7.32B |
| 2016 | $7.82B | $7.34B |
| 2015 | $8.37B | $7.2B |
| 2014 | $7.2B | $6.51B |
| 2013 | $8.17B | $6.58B |
| 2012 | $6.08B | $5.99B |
| 2011 | $5.3B | $4.11B |
| 2010 | $4.62B | $3.96B |
| 2009 | $3.93B | $4.23B |
| 2008 | $3.75B | $3.06B |
| 2007 | $4.03B | $3.24B |
| 2006 | $3.36B | $2.51B |
| 2005 | $3.3B | $2.13B |
| 2004 | $3.8B | $2.05B |
| 2003 | $3.4B | $2B |
| 2002 | $2.53B | – |
| 2001 | $2.09B | – |
| 2000 | $2.36B | – |
| 1999 | $2.29B | – |
| 1998 | $3.01B | – |
| 1997 | $4.61B | – |
| 1996 | $3.51B | – |
| 1995 | $3.13B | – |
| 1994 | $2.98B | $1.08B |
| 1993 | $2.69B | $793M |
| 1992 | $2.81B | $1.01B |
| 1991 | $2.61B | $1.6B |
| 1990 | $2.56B | $2.25B |
| 1989 | $2.32B | $1.89B |
| 1988 | $2.26B | $1.43B |
| 1987 | $2.37B | $884M |
| 1986 | $2.6B | – |
| 1985 | $2.64B | – |
| 1984 | $2.66B | – |
| 1983 | $2.66B | – |
| 1982 | $2.89B | – |
| 1981 | $2.93B | – |
| 1980 | $2.6B | – |
| 1979 | $2.24B | – |
| 1978 | $1.94B | – |
| 1977 | $1.77B | – |
| 1976 | $1.71B | – |
| 1975 | $1.71B | – |
| 1974 | $1.34B | – |
- 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
Indonesia vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018