Finland vs Vietnam: Military spending gmsd

Finland
6.73 billion
in 2023
Vietnam
6.74 billion
in 2020
Finland rank
41st
Vietnam rank
40th

Military spending gmsd over time

  • Finland
  • Vietnam
02.0B4.0B6.0B191719702023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 6.74 billion against 6.73 billion in Finland, a difference of 14.71 million.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 41st and Vietnam ranks 40th of 172 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 537.22 million 766.45 million 229.23 million Vietnam
1960s 947.13 million 2.01 billion 1.06 billion Vietnam
1970s 1.39 billion 1.69 billion 299.78 million Vietnam
1980s 2.42 billion 2.91 billion 488.45 million Vietnam
1990s 3.17 billion 1.38 billion 1.79 billion Finland
2000s 3.54 billion 3.23 billion 304.92 million Finland
2010s 4.31 billion 4.80 billion 493.76 million Vietnam
2020s 5.25 billion 6.74 billion 1.49 billion Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Finland or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 6.74 billion against 6.73 billion in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Finland and Vietnam?
14.71 million, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Vietnam?
67 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2020.
How do Finland and Vietnam rank globally for military spending gmsd?
Finland ranks 41st and Vietnam ranks 40th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending gmsd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending gmsd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed