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Vietnam

VN Β· VNM Β· #65 Β· 25 cities

Nomad score 61/100 Compare

Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$24,915
GDP (2031)
$705.4B
GDP growth (2031)
5.4% β†’
Inflation (2031)
3.6% β†’
Unemployment (2031)
2.2% β†’
Population (2031)
106.1M
Population growth (2031)
0.5% ↓
Gini index (2022)
36.1
Government debt (2031)
26.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
0.6% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$20.2B
Life expectancy (2024)
74.7 yrs
Health spending (2023)
4.6% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
84.2%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
127.6/100
Trade openness (2025)
190.3% of GDP
Exchange rate (2024)
24,164.89/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$85.6B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
26.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
0.6% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$20.2B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2022)
0.36
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
2.00/1k
Services sector (2025)
42.7% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
27.2
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
3.1

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $705.4B $24,915 5.4% 3.6% 2.2% 106.1M - 26.6% 0.6% - - - - -
2030 * $667.5B $23,682 5.4% 3.6% 2.2% 105.6M - 27.2% 1.4% - - - - -
2029 * $631.1B $22,511 5.6% 3.6% 2.2% 105.0M - 27.7% 2.3% - - - - -
2028 * $594.8B $21,343 6.2% 3.7% 2.2% 104.4M - 28.3% 3.2% - - - - -
2027 * $557.4B $20,122 6.7% 4.6% 2.2% 103.8M - 29.0% 4.4% - - - - -
2026 * $527.3B $19,159 7.1% 4.9% 2.1% 103.1M - 29.8% 5.3% - - - - -
2025 $494.0B $18,088 8.0% 3.3% 2.2% 102.3M - 30.3% 6.7% - - - - -
2024 $459.4B $16,388 7.0% 3.6% 2.2% 101.3M - 31.2% 6.6% $20.2B 74.7 - 84.2% 24,164.89
2023 $433.0B $15,034 5.1% 3.3% 2.3% 100.3M - 34.3% 6.4% $18.5B 74.6 4.6% 78.1% 23,787.32
2022 $411.0B $13,903 8.5% 3.2% 2.3% 99.5M 36.1 34.9% 0.3% $17.9B 74.5 4.5% 78.6% 23,271.21
2021 $370.1B $12,049 2.6% 1.8% 3.2% 98.5M - 39.2% -2.2% $15.7B 74.2 4.5% 74.2% 23,159.78
2020 $346.3B $11,609 2.9% 3.2% 2.5% 97.6M 36.8 41.3% 4.3% $15.8B 75.4 4.3% 70.3% 23,208.37
2019 $331.8B $11,029 7.4% 2.8% 2.2% 96.5M - 41.0% 3.8% $16.1B 74.2 5.0% 68.7% 23,050.24
2018 $304.5B $10,010 7.5% 3.5% 2.2% 94.7M 35.7 43.8% 1.9% $15.5B 74.1 5.0% 69.9% 22,602.05
2017 $277.1B $9,170 6.9% 3.5% 2.2% 93.7M - 46.6% -0.6% $14.1B 74.0 5.0% 58.1% 22,370.09
2016 $252.1B $8,375 6.7% 2.7% 2.3% 92.7M 35.3 47.9% 0.2% $12.6B 74.0 4.9% 53.0% 21,935.00
2015 $236.8B $7,672 7.0% 0.6% 2.3% 91.7M - 46.1% -0.9% $11.8B 74.0 4.7% 45.0% 21,697.57
2014 $232.9B $7,297 6.4% 4.1% 2.1% 90.7M 34.8 43.6% 3.7% $9.2B 73.9 4.7% 41.0% 21,148.00
2013 $212.7B $6,758 5.6% 6.6% 2.2% 89.8M - 41.4% 3.6% $8.9B 73.8 4.4% 38.5% 20,933.42
2012 $195.2B $6,377 5.5% 9.1% 2.0% 88.8M 35.6 38.3% 4.7% $8.4B 73.8 5.0% 36.8% 20,828.00
2011 $171.4B $5,786 6.4% 18.7% 2.2% 87.9M - 36.2% 0.1% $7.4B 73.7 5.0% 35.1% 20,509.75
2010 $143.3B $5,389 6.4% 10.5% 2.9% 88.0M 39.3 37.3% -3.0% $8.0B 73.6 5.1% 30.7% 18,612.92
2009 $129.0B $5,061 5.4% 6.7% 2.9% 87.1M - 36.2% -5.1% $7.6B 73.5 4.5% 26.6% 17,065.08
2008 $124.8B $4,844 5.7% 23.1% 2.4% 86.2M 35.6 31.0% -8.6% $9.6B 73.5 4.4% 23.9% 16,302.25
2007 $98.4B $4,581 7.1% 8.3% 4.6% 85.4M - 32.2% -7.1% $6.7B 73.4 4.6% 20.8% 16,105.13
2006 $84.3B $4,237 7.0% 7.5% 4.8% 84.6M 35.8 30.2% -0.2% $2.4B 73.3 4.6% 17.3% 15,994.25
2005 $73.2B $3,894 7.5% 8.4% 5.3% 83.8M - 28.7% -0.8% $2.0B 73.2 4.3% 12.7% 15,858.92
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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