Sweden vs Vietnam
Sweden vs Vietnam: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $15B in Sweden and $10.9B in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by $4.04B, or 1.37 times that in Vietnam.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Vietnam.
- In 2025, Sweden ranked 26 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Sweden | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15B | $10.9B |
| 2024 | $12.1B | $8.59B |
| 2023 | $9.07B | $8.12B |
| 2022 | $8.25B | $7.31B |
| 2021 | $7.44B | $7.96B |
| 2020 | $6.75B | $7.73B |
| 2019 | $6.49B | $8.03B |
| 2018 | $5.96B | $7.69B |
| 2017 | $5.77B | $7.32B |
| 2016 | $5.77B | $7.34B |
| 2015 | $5.7B | $7.2B |
| 2014 | $5.64B | $6.51B |
| 2013 | $5.32B | $6.58B |
| 2012 | $5.29B | $5.99B |
| 2011 | $5.18B | $4.11B |
| 2010 | $5.51B | $3.96B |
| 2009 | $5.09B | $4.23B |
| 2008 | $5.19B | $3.06B |
| 2007 | $5.84B | $3.24B |
| 2006 | $5.69B | $2.51B |
| 2005 | $5.78B | $2.13B |
| 2004 | $5.7B | $2.05B |
| 2003 | $6.06B | $2B |
| 2002 | $6.11B | – |
| 2001 | $6.27B | – |
| 2000 | $6.61B | – |
| 1999 | $6.47B | – |
| 1998 | $6.23B | – |
| 1997 | $6.05B | – |
| 1996 | $6.38B | – |
| 1995 | $6.3B | – |
| 1994 | $6.28B | $1.08B |
| 1993 | $6.3B | $793M |
| 1992 | $6.32B | $1.01B |
| 1991 | $6.5B | $1.6B |
| 1990 | $6.9B | $2.25B |
| 1989 | $6.77B | $1.89B |
| 1988 | $6.7B | $1.43B |
| 1987 | $6.66B | $884M |
| 1986 | $6.24B | – |
| 1985 | $6.14B | – |
| 1984 | $6.05B | – |
| 1983 | $5.97B | – |
| 1982 | $6.04B | – |
| 1981 | $6.19B | – |
| 1980 | $6.3B | – |
| 1979 | $6.45B | – |
| 1978 | $6.21B | – |
| 1977 | $6.04B | – |
| 1976 | $5.99B | – |
| 1975 | $6B | – |
| 1974 | $5.85B | – |
| 1973 | $5.8B | – |
| 1972 | $5.78B | – |
| 1971 | $5.61B | – |
| 1970 | $5.49B | – |
| 1969 | $5.34B | – |
| 1968 | $5.07B | – |
| 1967 | $5.07B | – |
| 1966 | $5.2B | – |
| 1965 | $5.15B | – |
| 1964 | $4.86B | – |
| 1963 | $4.62B | – |
| 1962 | $4.33B | – |
| 1961 | $4.03B | – |
| 1960 | $3.84B | – |
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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
Sweden vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018