Pakistan vs Vietnam
Pakistan vs Vietnam: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $11.5B in Pakistan and $10.9B in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by $570M, or 1.05 times that in Vietnam.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1987.
- In 2025, Pakistan ranked 31 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Pakistan | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11.5B | $10.9B |
| 2024 | $10.3B | $8.59B |
| 2023 | $9.78B | $8.12B |
| 2022 | $11.2B | $7.31B |
| 2021 | $12B | $7.96B |
| 2020 | $11.5B | $7.73B |
| 2019 | $11.7B | $8.03B |
| 2018 | $11.8B | $7.69B |
| 2017 | $10.6B | $7.32B |
| 2016 | $9.66B | $7.34B |
| 2015 | $9.34B | $7.2B |
| 2014 | $8.6B | $6.51B |
| 2013 | $8.17B | $6.58B |
| 2012 | $7.9B | $5.99B |
| 2011 | $7.45B | $4.11B |
| 2010 | $7.07B | $3.96B |
| 2009 | $6.76B | $4.23B |
| 2008 | $6.56B | $3.06B |
| 2007 | $6.96B | $3.24B |
| 2006 | $6.91B | $2.51B |
| 2005 | $6.8B | $2.13B |
| 2004 | $6.53B | $2.05B |
| 2003 | $6.27B | $2B |
| 2002 | $5.87B | – |
| 2001 | $5.46B | – |
| 2000 | $5.1B | – |
| 1999 | $5.09B | – |
| 1998 | $5.04B | – |
| 1997 | $5.04B | – |
| 1996 | $5.27B | – |
| 1995 | $5.27B | – |
| 1994 | $5.18B | $1.08B |
| 1993 | $5.33B | $793M |
| 1992 | $5.36B | $1.01B |
| 1991 | $5.04B | $1.6B |
| 1990 | $4.71B | $2.25B |
| 1989 | $4.46B | $1.89B |
| 1988 | $4.45B | $1.43B |
| 1987 | $4.3B | $884M |
| 1986 | $3.93B | – |
| 1985 | $3.65B | – |
| 1984 | $3.36B | – |
| 1983 | $3.12B | – |
| 1982 | $2.8B | – |
| 1981 | $2.32B | – |
| 1980 | $2.14B | – |
| 1979 | $1.98B | – |
| 1978 | $1.87B | – |
| 1977 | $1.76B | – |
| 1976 | $1.77B | – |
| 1975 | $1.75B | – |
| 1974 | $1.67B | – |
| 1973 | $1.68B | – |
| 1972 | $1.8B | – |
| 1971 | $1.6B | – |
| 1970 | $1.44B | – |
| 1969 | $1.32B | – |
| 1968 | $1.21B | – |
| 1967 | $1.18B | – |
| 1966 | $1.45B | – |
| 1965 | $1.24B | – |
| 1964 | $770M | – |
| 1963 | $683M | – |
| 1962 | $632M | – |
| 1961 | $660M | – |
| 1960 | $666M | – |
| 1959 | $640M | – |
| 1958 | $543M | – |
| 1957 | $523M | – |
| 1956 | $630M | – |
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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
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 per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending 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