Russia vs Vietnam

Russia vs Vietnam: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 19.8% of government spending in Russia and 9.9% of government spending in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 9.9 percentage points, or 2 times that in Vietnam.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Russia vs Vietnam: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 19.8% of government spending in Russia and 9.9% of government spending in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 9.9 percentage points, or 2 times that in Vietnam.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2003.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 7 and Vietnam ranked 29 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearRussiaVietnam
202519.89.9
202418.69.4
202314.89.8
2022139.4
202110.310.2
202010.69.7
201911.411
201811.410.9
201712.210.6
201614.811.1
201513.810.6
201411.810.6
201311.110.6
201210.810.3
201110.38.3
201010.17.8
200910.28.6
20089.97.6
20079.88.1
200611.27.4
200511.36.8
200411.27.5
200311.37.6
200211.1–
200111.3–
200010.8–
19999–
19986.9–
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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.

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