General profile: Viet Nam

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
97.468 Millions
23 159.783 VND/US$
284 734 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 313 429 km²
1.87 %
1.95 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+18.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
32 442
72 237
162 065
335 929
Merchandise imports
36 761
84 839
165 610
331 582
Merchandise trade balance
-4 319
-12 602
-3 545
4 348
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %85 %85 %10 %10 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
97 47756 83422 21320 33412 12697 47756 83422 21320 33412 126
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
4 265
7 460
11 241
3 673
Services imports
4 450
9 902
15 714
19 407
Services trade balance
-185
-2 442
-4 474
-15 734
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
27.4
31.0
22.3
12.1
Travel
53.9
59.7
65.4
4.1
Other services
18.7
9.3
12.3
83.8
TRADE INDICES
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197175163151137115100877664544941393631262319171514102104105103104104100989696969792928786837977737276
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
57 633
115 932
193 241
284 734
GDP per capita, current US$
693
1 326
2 096
2 921
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.55
6.42
6.68
1.95
Current account balance, % of GDP
-0.97
-3.69
-1.06
-1.34
Exchange rate (/US$)
15 858.917
18 612.917
21 697.568
23 159.783
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
68.46.826.7106.1103.268.46.826.7106.1103.2
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
1 954.00
8 000.00
11 800.00
(j) 15 660.00
FDI outflows
65.00
900.00
1 100.00
(j) 300.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
7.12
6.73
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
17 200.017 000.016 000.015 000.014 000.013 000.012 000.011 000.010 000.08 600.08 260.06 020.06 805.015 66015 80016 12015 50014 10012 60011 8009 2008 9008 3687 5198 0007 6009 5796 9812 4001 9541 6101 4501 4001 3001 289FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-4.55
-6.54
1.50
0.69
Balance, % of imports
-6.67
-8.68
1.70
0.58
Normalized balance
-0.035
-0.045
0.008
0.003
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
238206207206201181178169163154158144128154157140132
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 38%Urban 38%Rural 62%Rural 62%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.483 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
2 126
5 415
7 373
10 323
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
33.67
45.82
80.39
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
5 886 249
(t) 8 841 833
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
2.77
7.91
29.37
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
6.12
8.40
21.13
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
j
Asset/liability basis.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
t
Revised more than 20% in relation to the version published in 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022