Djibouti vs Viet Nam: Military spending as a share of government spending
Djibouti
9.1%
in 2008
Viet Nam
9.9%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
40th
Viet Nam rank
37th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Djibouti
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 9.9% against 9.1% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 162 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Djibouti or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 9.9% against 9.1% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Djibouti and Viet Nam?
- 0.8%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Viet Nam?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2008.
- How do Djibouti and Viet Nam rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Djibouti ranks 40th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.