Malaysia vs Vietnam
Malaysia vs Vietnam: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $138 in Malaysia and $104 in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by $34, or 1.33 times that in Vietnam.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Malaysia ranked 71 and Vietnam ranked 76 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Malaysia | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $138 | $104 |
| 2024 | $124 | $85 |
| 2023 | $112 | $80 |
| 2022 | $107 | $71 |
| 2021 | $108 | $76 |
| 2020 | $100 | $73 |
| 2019 | $98 | $75 |
| 2018 | $106 | $72 |
| 2017 | $109 | $68 |
| 2016 | $132 | $68 |
| 2015 | $146 | $66 |
| 2014 | $162 | $62 |
| 2013 | $164 | $61 |
| 2012 | $153 | $53 |
| 2011 | $162 | $34 |
| 2010 | $136 | $31 |
| 2009 | $142 | $34 |
| 2008 | $162 | $24 |
| 2007 | $149 | $22 |
| 2006 | $125 | $16 |
| 2005 | $122 | $13 |
| 2004 | $113 | $11 |
| 2003 | $118 | $11 |
| 2002 | $94 | – |
| 2001 | $83 | – |
| 2000 | $68 | – |
| 1999 | $75 | – |
| 1998 | $54 | – |
| 1997 | $99 | – |
| 1996 | $118 | – |
| 1995 | $122 | – |
| 1994 | $108 | $6 |
| 1993 | $101 | $4 |
| 1992 | $95 | $5 |
| 1991 | $87 | $6 |
| 1990 | $64 | $8 |
| 1989 | $60 | $7 |
| 1988 | $52 | $21 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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
Malaysia vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyMalaysia: 76.7 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMalaysia: 93.9% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionMalaysia: 3.52% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalaysia: 77.4% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageMalaysia: 30.1 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalaysia: 7.5% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalaysia: $4.55B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalaysia: 136,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMalaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018