Timor-Leste vs Viet Nam: Military spending as a share of GDP
Timor-Leste
2.4%
in 2019
Viet Nam
2.3%
in 2019
Timor-Leste rank
31st
Viet Nam rank
33rd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Timor-Leste
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 31st and Viet Nam ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Timor-Leste or Viet Nam?
- Timor-Leste, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Viet Nam as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Timor-Leste and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Viet Nam?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do Timor-Leste and Viet Nam rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 31st and Viet Nam ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).