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 (2015): 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) | $595,368,159,348 (2016) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 6.211% (2016) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $6,296 (2016) |
GDP Country Rank 34/195 (2016)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 3.244% (2016) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $86,952,492,000 (2016) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 38.1% (2017) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 5.785% (2016) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 15.858% (2016) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $8,235,000,000 (2016) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 57,495,020 (2017) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 40.866% (2017) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 25.073% (2017) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 34.061% (2017) |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.053% (2017) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $186,929,284,270 (2016) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $192,187,638,306 (2016) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 170.997% (2016) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $12,600,000,000 (2016) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $12,250,000,000 (2016) |
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.