Vietnam: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Lower Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | Vietnam is considered one of the leading agricultural exporters of Southeast Asia. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2016): China, United States, and South Korea |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Food Processing; Garments; Shoes; Machine-Building |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $742,462,135,031 (2018) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 7.076% (2018) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $7,771 (2018) |
GDP Country Rank 30/196 (2018)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 2.796% (2019) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $108,096,279,762 (2018) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 37.6% (2019) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 3.843% (2018) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 15.997% (2018) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $5,899,353,000 (2018) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 57,364,217 (2019) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 37.358% (2019) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 27.642% (2019) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 35% (2019) |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.013% (2019) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $251,282,383,678 (2018) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $259,514,070,626 (2018) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 195.976% (2018) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $15,500,000,000 (2018) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $14,790,500,000 (2018) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Vietnam’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.