COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Viet Nam Military Spending
Viet Nam military spending: latest available value for 2018, historical series from 2013, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,81 | 0,00 |
| 2017 | 1,80 | -0,15 |
| 2016 | 1,95 | 0,04 |
| 2015 | 1,91 | 0,08 |
| 2014 | 1,82 | 0,08 |
| 2013 | 1,74 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product
Source organization: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://www.sipri.org/databases
Metadata fetched: 2026-09-27 05:39:08. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
12 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 21:04:28 | 2013 | 1,74 | 1,74 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:04:28 | 2014 | 1,82 | 1,82 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:04:28 | 2015 | 1,91 | 1,91 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:04:28 | 2016 | 1,95 | 1,95 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:04:28 | 2017 | 1,80 | 1,80 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-29 21:04:28 | 2018 | 1,81 | 1,81 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 10:48:09 | 2016 | 1,95 | 1,95 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 10:48:09 | 2017 | 1,80 | 1,80 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 10:48:09 | 2018 | 1,81 | 1,81 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:59 | 2016 | 1,95 | 1,95 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:59 | 2017 | 1,80 | 1,80 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 03:42:59 | 2018 | 1,81 | 1,81 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesViet Nam recorded 1,81 percent of GDP in 2018, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2017, the military spending increased by 0,00.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 6 observations from 2013 to 2018, the average was 1,84; the minimum was 1,74 in 2013 and the maximum was 1,95 in 2016.
Viet Nam ranks 81 out of 164 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for East Asia & Pacific.
It is also below the available average for the Upper middle income group.
Defense burden and spending priorities.