SOTWStatistics of the World
World›East Asia & Pacific›Viet Nam

Viet Nam

VNMEast Asia & PacificLower middle incomeCapital: Hanoi
Economy
Fiscal
People
Health
Education
Trade
Energy / Env
Tech
Governance
Equality
Infra
Labor
76/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$545
2027▲ 6.7%
Population
101.0M
2024▲ 0.6%
GDP per Capita
$5,262
2027▲ 6.0%
Life Expectancy
74.6 years
2023▲ 0.1%
Viet Nam in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Viet Nam· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Viet Nam

Viet Nam's GDP is $511.06B (2026), with a population of 101.0M, and GDP per capita of $4,965. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 5.6%, inflation at 3.2%, unemployment at 2.5%, government debt at 31.8% of GDP, life expectancy of 74.6 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Located in East Asia & Pacific, this lower middle-income economy is projected to achieve a GDP growth rate of 5.6% in 2026, with a total GDP of $511.059 billion. The GDP per capita is expected to be $4964.756 in the same year. Inflation is anticipated to be 3.2%, while trade as a percentage of GDP was 173.86% in 2024. The unemployment rate is projected to be 1.523% in 2025. The population is estimated to be 100,987,686 in 2024, with a life expectancy of 74.588 years in 2023. Hanoi serves as the capital, playing a significant role in the country's administrative and economic activities.

▶Economy30 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$5452027▲ 6.7%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)5.8%2027▲ 3.6%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$5,2622027▲ 6.0%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$2,0892027▲ 7.5%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$20,1592027▲ 6.8%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.91%2027▲ 2.5%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$460.70B2024▲ 12.0%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$4,4902024▲ 8.2%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$15,8502024▲ 11.2%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)37.6%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)42.4%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)11.9%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)8.9%2024▲ 0.3%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)53.9%2024▼ 0.8%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)30.6%2024▼ 3.4%WB
Gross Savings (% of GNI)36.7%2024▲ 5.8%WB
GDP Deflator (%)4.2%2024▲ 98.7%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$26,0912024▲ 6.4%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)24.4%2024▲ 1.0%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)38.7%2022▲ 0.6%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$2,9922021—WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)19.0%2021—WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)6.4%2024▼ 20.6%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.38%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.10%2021▲ 334.9%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.67%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.33%2021▲ 32.0%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)2.5%2021▲ 40.7%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)1.07%2021—WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$179.32B2024▲ 10.0%WB
▶Financial Markets1 indicator · 2026 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Exchange Rate (per USD)26,253.732026—WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary14 indicators · 2022–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)3.3%2027▲ 3.1%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)31.5%2027▼ 0.9%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-2.2%2027▲ 4.3%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)1.7%2027▼ 29.2%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)2.3%2027▼ 8.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)3.6%2024▲ 11.3%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)7.1%2023▲ 107.1%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)9.3%2023▲ 16.3%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)4.8%2023▲ 25.2%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$83.08B2024▼ 9.9%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)2.42024▼ 21.3%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)24,164.892024▲ 1.6%WB
PPP Conversion Factor6,956.932024▲ 1.7%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)136.3%2022▼ 6.8%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)173.9%2024▲ 5.5%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)90.2%2024▲ 4.3%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)83.7%2024▲ 6.8%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$429.48B2024▲ 14.5%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$398.77B2024▲ 17.3%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$404.82B2024▲ 14.4%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$380.51B2024▲ 16.8%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)4.2%2024▼ 0.7%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.1%2024▲ 135.3%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$20.17B2024▲ 9.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$16.00B2024▲ 14.3%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)3.4%2024▲ 4.1%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)44.3%2023▲ 3.7%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)5.9%2024▼ 1.0%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$28.05B2024▲ 8.7%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)28.8%2024▼ 16.3%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$132.91B2024▼ 6.3%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)7.3%2024▲ 4.8%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$27.07B2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$1.85B2024▼ 2.8%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)0.2%2023▲ 1489.0%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$831.2M2023▲ 1561.1%WB
▶Finance11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)125.0%2022▲ 0.5%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)43.0%2024▼ 0.8%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$204.62B2024▲ 8.9%WB
Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP)33.7%2024▲ 7.2%WB
Listed Domestic Companies3932024▼ 0.3%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)7.9%2022▲ 4.7%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)2.3%2022▲ 45.1%WB
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)70.6%2024▲ 25.4%WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)69.9%2024▲ 32.4%WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)71.2%2024▲ 18.8%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)29.2%2023—WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)72023—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)25.5%2023—WB
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)24.8%2023—WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)19.4%2023—WB
Firms Offering Training (%)8.7%2023—WB
Average Firm Age (years)13 years2023—WB
Firms Using Computers (%)37.1%2023—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population101.0M2024▲ 0.6%WB
Population Growth (%)0.6%2024▼ 6.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)3202023▲ 0.7%WB
Surface Area (sq km)331,3382023▼ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)313,4292023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)38.5%2024▲ 0.9%WB
Urban Population (total)38.9M2024▲ 1.6%WB
Rural Population (%)61.5%2024▼ 0.6%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth74.6 years2023▲ 0.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Male69.9 years2023▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female79.3 years2023▲ 0.1%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.92023▼ 0.7%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)13.82023▼ 3.1%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)6.62023▲ 1.4%WB
Net Migration-48,1712025▲ 19.2%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)23.2%2024▼ 1.6%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)67.7%2024▼ 0.1%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)9.0%2024▲ 4.9%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)47.6%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)13.4%2024▲ 5.0%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)34.3%2024▼ 1.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)180.82023▼ 0.8%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)73.82023▼ 0.4%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force57.0M2025▲ 0.6%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)72.8%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)68.6%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)77.3%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Unemployment (%)1.5%2025▼ 4.9%WB
Female Unemployment (%)1.4%2025▼ 7.5%WB
Male Unemployment (%)1.7%2025▼ 2.8%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)6.2%2025▼ 2.7%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)25.0%2025▼ 3.2%WB
Employment in Industry (%)34.8%2025▲ 1.5%WB
Employment in Services (%)40.1%2025▲ 0.8%WB
Self-Employed (%)72.4%2024▲ 0.3%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)51.4%2025▼ 0.9%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)46.7%2025▲ 1.0%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)19.5%2024▼ 2.3%WB
Employers (% of total employment)1.9%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)48.8%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)71.7%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)53.3%2025▼ 0.9%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)10.3%2024▼ 5.2%WB
▶Education20 indicators · 2013–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)2.9%2022▼ 2.0%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)15.4%2022▲ 4.3%WB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)96.1%2022—WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)95.1%2022—WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)97.2%2022—WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)99.1%2022▲ 0.9%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)106.3%2024▲ 1.1%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)93.4%2022▲ 0.7%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)37.6%2024▲ 14.5%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)100.6%2024▼ 0.2%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)95.2%2024▲ 2.4%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary144,5622024▼ 1.7%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary105,5092021—WB
Primary School Teachers380,5352024▲ 0.4%WB
Secondary School Teachers456,1462022—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary202018—WB
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)29.7%2013—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)96.02014—WB
Education Spending, Secondary (% of govt)39.6%2013—WB
Education Spending, Tertiary (% of govt)15.0%2013—WB
▶Health40 indicators · 2017–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)4.6%2023▲ 0.5%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1972023▲ 4.8%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)2.0%2023▲ 2.5%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)39.2%2023▼ 1.1%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.12021▲ 29.3%WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)202023▼ 2.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)10.32023▼ 1.9%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)482023▼ 2.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)16.32023▼ 1.8%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)23.62023▼ 2.1%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)9.3%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)81.4%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)9.3%2019—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)98.0%2024▲ 19.5%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024▲ 49.2%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)1822024▼ 1.6%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)18.2%2023▼ 3.7%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)9.4%2023▼ 20.3%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)43.0%2022▼ 1.6%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)2.0%2022▼ 4.8%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)7.32021▲ 6.9%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)82020—WHO
Maternal Deaths6612023▼ 5.4%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)1822024▼ 1.6%WHO
People Living with HIV270,0002024▲ 0.0%WHO
Malaria Deaths (estimated)02024—WHO
Malaria Incidence (per 1K at risk)02024▼ 36.0%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)97%2024▲ 49.2%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)98%2024▲ 19.5%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)97%2024▲ 49.2%WHO
Physicians (total)112021▲ 29.3%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel142017—WHO
Dentists (total)107,5962017—WHO
Pharmacists (total)29,3062017—WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)4.4%2023▲ 0.0%WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)9.7%2023▼ 4.9%WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index712023▲ 1.4%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)17,2292021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$1972023▲ 4.8%WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)4.32024▲ 9.6%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)4312024▲ 10.3%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)1,0232022▲ 6.3%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)2,6242022▲ 9.2%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)41.2%2021—WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)24.2%2021▲ 28.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)99.8%2023▼ 0.2%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)98.7%2023▲ 0.6%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)20.82020—WB
Forest Area (%)47.4%2023▲ 0.5%WB
Forest Area (sq km)148,7082023▲ 0.5%WB
Arable Land (%)21.5%2023▼ 0.4%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)2.9%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.5%2024▼ 16.7%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)98.8%2024▲ 0.6%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)95.4%2024▲ 1.4%WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)39.2%2023▼ 0.2%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)5,9952023▲ 1.5%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)113.72022▲ 0.7%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)109.52022▲ 0.3%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)135.42022▲ 3.2%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)8.0M2023▲ 0.3%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)3.4M2023▼ 1.3%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)419.92023▲ 0.4%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)5.3%2023▼ 1.9%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)22.8%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)47.9M2023▲ 1.8%WB
▶Technology11 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)84.2%2024▲ 7.8%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1312023▼ 5.0%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)22.72023▲ 6.1%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)5,733.72024▲ 9.1%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.42%2021—WB
Patent Applications, Residents1,0662021▲ 4.4%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents7,4682021▲ 11.9%WB
Scientific Journal Articles10,5302022▲ 9.1%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$132.78B2023▼ 2.3%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident2,1072021▼ 7.5%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)7682021—WB
▶Infrastructure9 indicators · 2020–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried55.1M2023▲ 13.2%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)927.92023▲ 21.1%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)20.5M2022▲ 3.5%WB
Rail Lines (total km)3,1592021▲ 0.0%WB
Railways, Passengers (million km)1,5162020—WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)3,7592020—WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.302022—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)0.1%2022▼ 44.7%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender7 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)30.6%2024▲ 1.2%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)68.1%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)41.8%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)117.0%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)34.32023▼ 1.0%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary115.272018—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education1.022021▼ 0.4%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.422023▼ 44.8%WB
Government Effectiveness0.132023▼ 27.6%WB
Political Stability-0.042023▲ 21.1%WB
Regulatory Quality-0.382023▲ 11.0%WB
Rule of Law-0.092023▲ 46.1%WB
Voice & Accountability-1.242023▲ 3.5%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)38.7%2023▼ 16.3%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)56.1%2023▼ 5.6%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)50.5%2023▲ 5.9%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)45.0%2023▼ 1.6%WB
▶Military2 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Armed Forces Personnel522,0002020—WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.9%2020—WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)1.6%2022▲ 23.1%WB
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)4.2%2022▲ 13.5%WB
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)21.5%2022—WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)4.2%2022▼ 4.5%WB
Gini Index36.12022▼ 1.9%WB
Income Share, Top 10%28.1%2022▼ 1.4%WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%2.6%2022▲ 4.0%WB
Income Share, Top 20%43.2%2022▼ 1.6%WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%6.8%2022▲ 3.0%WB
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)2.8%2022—WB
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)16.592022—WB
Poverty Gap at $2.15/day (%)0.4%2022▲ 33.3%WB
▶Social Protection8 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)12.7%2020——
Social Assistance Coverage (%)88.2%2020——
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)1.9%2020——
Social Protection Coverage (%)89.4%2020——
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.692020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.732020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.652020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School10.7 years2020—WB
▶Tourism4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals3.8M2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$3.23B2020—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$4.36B2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)1.1%2020—WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)1.6%2024▼ 28.9%WB
Population in Largest City9.8M2025▲ 2.6%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)24.9%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)19.9%2025▲ 2.2%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)32.5%2022▲ 463.7%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.0%2024▲ 117.9%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)58.6%2024▲ 0.9%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)45.4%2024▲ 2.2%WHO

Rank Viet Nam globally

GDPGDP/capGrowthPopulationInflationUnemp.Life exp.DebtInequalityCO₂

Compare Viet Nam

vs Indonesiavs Indiavs Thailand

Explore global data

GDP tableGDP/cap tableInflation tableUnemp. tablePop. tableLife exp. tableLargestRichestWorldG7BRICS

Similar economies — same region or income group

American SamoaAustraliaBrunei DarussalamCambodiaChinaFijiAngolaBangladesh