Vietnam Military Spending/Defense Budget 1987-2025

Vietnam military spending/defense budget for 2018 was 5.50 billion US dollars, a 8.4% increase from 2017.
  • Vietnam military spending/defense budget for 2017 was 5.07 billion US dollars, a 1.13% increase from 2016.
  • Vietnam military spending/defense budget for 2016 was 5.02 billion US dollars, a 9.97% increase from 2015.
  • Vietnam military spending/defense budget for 2015 was 4.56 billion US dollars, a 7.21% increase from 2014.
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).