Pakistan vs Vietnam
Pakistan vs Vietnam: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 13.8% of government spending in Pakistan and 9.9% of government spending in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 3.9 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in Vietnam.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2003.
- In 2025, Pakistan ranked 17 and Vietnam ranked 29 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Pakistan | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.8 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 14 | 9.4 |
| 2023 | 15 | 9.8 |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 9.4 |
| 2021 | 18.4 | 10.2 |
| 2020 | 17.2 | 9.7 |
| 2019 | 18.4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 18.8 | 10.9 |
| 2017 | 17.6 | 10.6 |
| 2016 | 18.1 | 11.1 |
| 2015 | 18 | 10.6 |
| 2014 | 17.3 | 10.6 |
| 2013 | 15.9 | 10.6 |
| 2012 | 16.1 | 10.3 |
| 2011 | 17 | 8.3 |
| 2010 | 16.8 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | 16.9 | 8.6 |
| 2008 | 16.1 | 7.6 |
| 2007 | 18 | 8.1 |
| 2006 | 21.4 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 24.5 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 26.1 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | 25.4 | 7.6 |
| 2002 | 22.6 | – |
| 2001 | 24 | – |
| 2000 | 22.4 | – |
| 1999 | 24 | – |
| 1998 | 23.5 | – |
| 1997 | 25 | – |
| 1996 | 24.6 | – |
| 1995 | 27.2 | – |
| 1994 | 27.4 | – |
| 1993 | 25.1 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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
Pakistan vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018