Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam
Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $110M in Papua New Guinea and $10.9B in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by $10.8B, or 100 times that in Papua New Guinea.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1987.
- In 2025, Papua New Guinea ranked 132 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Papua New Guinea | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $110M | $10.9B |
| 2024 | $91.5M | $8.59B |
| 2023 | $94.7M | $8.12B |
| 2022 | $125M | $7.31B |
| 2021 | $84.9M | $7.96B |
| 2020 | $95.3M | $7.73B |
| 2019 | $93.7M | $8.03B |
| 2018 | $84M | $7.69B |
| 2017 | $86M | $7.32B |
| 2016 | $87.3M | $7.34B |
| 2015 | $104M | $7.2B |
| 2014 | $110M | $6.51B |
| 2013 | $98.9M | $6.58B |
| 2012 | $101M | $5.99B |
| 2011 | $70M | $4.11B |
| 2010 | $60.5M | $3.96B |
| 2009 | $73M | $4.23B |
| 2008 | $57.8M | $3.06B |
| 2007 | $70.3M | $3.24B |
| 2006 | $58.2M | $2.51B |
| 2005 | $58.9M | $2.13B |
| 2004 | $49.9M | $2.05B |
| 2003 | $44.6M | $2B |
| 2002 | $49.3M | – |
| 2001 | $71M | – |
| 2000 | $84.9M | – |
| 1999 | $96.3M | – |
| 1998 | $124M | – |
| 1997 | $157M | – |
| 1996 | $148M | – |
| 1995 | $115M | – |
| 1994 | $157M | $1.08B |
| 1993 | $129M | $793M |
| 1992 | $114M | $1.01B |
| 1991 | $105M | $1.6B |
| 1990 | $147M | $2.25B |
| 1989 | $110M | $1.89B |
| 1988 | $101M | $1.43B |
| 1987 | $102M | $884M |
| 1986 | $99.5M | – |
| 1985 | $98.9M | – |
| 1981 | $94.2M | – |
| 1980 | $103M | – |
| 1979 | $95.1M | – |
| 1978 | $91.1M | – |
| 1977 | $87.4M | – |
| 1976 | $90.3M | – |
| 1975 | $33.8M | – |
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
Papua New Guinea vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyPapua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPapua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPapua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPapua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide ratePapua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPapua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthPapua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePapua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPapua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median agePapua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPapua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePapua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPapua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personPapua New Guinea: $10 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPapua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPapua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerPapua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPapua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPapua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025