Tanzania vs Vietnam
Tanzania vs Vietnam: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $983M in Tanzania and $10.9B in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by $9.93B, or 11 times that in Tanzania.
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, Tanzania ranked 81 and Vietnam ranked 32 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Tanzania | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $983M | $10.9B |
| 2024 | $930M | $8.59B |
| 2023 | $909M | $8.12B |
| 2022 | $838M | $7.31B |
| 2021 | $753M | $7.96B |
| 2020 | $698M | $7.73B |
| 2019 | $657M | $8.03B |
| 2018 | $650M | $7.69B |
| 2017 | $618M | $7.32B |
| 2016 | $615M | $7.34B |
| 2015 | $562M | $7.2B |
| 2014 | $484M | $6.51B |
| 2013 | $434M | $6.58B |
| 2012 | $376M | $5.99B |
| 2011 | $370M | $4.11B |
| 2010 | $344M | $3.96B |
| 2009 | $265M | $4.23B |
| 2008 | $238M | $3.06B |
| 2007 | $234M | $3.24B |
| 2006 | $224M | $2.51B |
| 2005 | $205M | $2.13B |
| 2004 | $190M | $2.05B |
| 2003 | $186M | $2B |
| 2002 | $205M | – |
| 2001 | $210M | – |
| 2000 | $180M | – |
| 1999 | $169M | – |
| 1998 | $170M | – |
| 1997 | $156M | – |
| 1996 | $146M | – |
| 1995 | $148M | – |
| 1994 | $115M | $1.08B |
| 1993 | $123M | $793M |
| 1992 | $187M | $1.01B |
| 1991 | $187M | $1.6B |
| 1990 | $172M | $2.25B |
| 1989 | $208M | $1.89B |
| 1988 | $215M | $1.43B |
| 1987 | $236M | $884M |
| 1986 | $252M | – |
| 1985 | $237M | – |
| 1984 | $234M | – |
| 1983 | $263M | – |
| 1982 | $307M | – |
| 1981 | $319M | – |
| 1980 | $278M | – |
| 1979 | $587M | – |
| 1978 | $699M | – |
| 1977 | $362M | – |
| 1976 | $293M | – |
| 1975 | $278M | – |
| 1974 | $295M | – |
| 1973 | $225M | – |
| 1972 | $174M | – |
| 1971 | $149M | – |
| 1970 | $108M | – |
| 1969 | $76.1M | – |
| 1968 | $71.6M | – |
| 1967 | $74.6M | – |
- Estimate
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
Tanzania vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTanzania: 11.3% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateTanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateTanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025