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Vietnam

East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 7.5%
Current prices2025
494USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 6.5%
Current prices2025
4,829USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.1 pp
Annual change2025
8.0%
Inflation▼ 0.3 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.3%
Unemployment■ 0.0 pp
Rate2025
2.2%
Government debt▼ 0.8 pp
General government, gross2025
30.3% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.1 pp
Balance2025
6.7% of GDP
Population▲ 1.0%
Total2025
102.30million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.09.51995: 9.5%1996: 9.3%1997: 8.2%1998: 5.8%1999: 4.8%2000: 6.8%2001: 6.9%2002: 7.1%2003: 7.3%2004: 7.8%2005: 7.5%2006: 7.0%2007: 7.1%2008: 5.7%2009: 5.4%2010: 6.4%2011: 6.4%2012: 5.5%2013: 5.6%2014: 6.4%2015: 7.0%2016: 6.7%2017: 6.9%2018: 7.5%2019: 7.4%2020: 2.9%2021: 2.6%2022: 8.5%2023: 5.1%2024: 7.0%2025: 8.0%2026: 7.1% (IMF projection)2027: 6.7% (IMF projection)2028: 6.2% (IMF projection)2029: 5.6% (IMF projection)2030: 5.4% (IMF projection)2031: 5.4% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.80.023.11995: 16.9%1996: 5.6%1997: 3.1%1998: 7.2%1999: 4.1%2000: -1.8%2001: -0.3%2002: 4.1%2003: 3.3%2004: 7.9%2005: 8.4%2006: 7.5%2007: 8.3%2008: 23.1%2009: 6.7%2010: 10.5%2011: 18.7%2012: 9.1%2013: 6.6%2014: 4.1%2015: 0.6%2016: 2.7%2017: 3.5%2018: 3.5%2019: 2.8%2020: 3.2%2021: 1.8%2022: 3.2%2023: 3.3%2024: 3.6%2025: 3.3%2026: 4.9% (IMF projection)2027: 4.6% (IMF projection)2028: 3.7% (IMF projection)2029: 3.6% (IMF projection)2030: 3.6% (IMF projection)2031: 3.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %2.68.55.17.08.07.16.76.25.65.4
Inflation, average consumer prices %1.83.23.33.63.34.94.63.73.63.6
Unemployment rate %3.22.32.32.22.22.12.22.22.22.2
GDP, current prices USD bn370411433459494527557595631668
GDP per capita, current prices USD3,7574,1334,3164,5364,8295,1155,3725,6986,0106,323
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD12,10113,93415,05316,33717,97119,64921,28522,83824,40126,047
General government gross debt % of GDP39.234.934.331.230.329.829.028.327.727.2
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-1.40.7-1.7-1.5-2.2-2.0-1.6-1.4-1.3-1.3
Current account balance % of GDP-2.20.36.46.66.75.34.43.22.31.4
Population million98.5199.46100.31101.30102.30103.08103.76104.39105.00105.57

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.047.92000: 25%2001: 25%2002: 28%2003: 30%2004: 29%2005: 29%2006: 30%2007: 32%2008: 31%2009: 36%2010: 37%2011: 36%2012: 38%2013: 41%2014: 44%2015: 46%2016: 48%2017: 47%2018: 44%2019: 41%2020: 41%2021: 39%2022: 35%2023: 34%2024: 31%2025: 30%2026: 30% (IMF projection)2027: 29% (IMF projection)2028: 28% (IMF projection)2029: 28% (IMF projection)2030: 27% (IMF projection)2031: 27% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-8.60.06.72000: 2.1%2001: 2.2%2002: -1.4%2003: -3.8%2004: -2.5%2005: -0.8%2006: -0.2%2007: -7.1%2008: -8.6%2009: -5.1%2010: -3.0%2011: 0.1%2012: 4.7%2013: 3.6%2014: 3.7%2015: -0.9%2016: 0.2%2017: -0.6%2018: 1.9%2019: 3.8%2020: 4.3%2021: -2.2%2022: 0.3%2023: 6.4%2024: 6.6%2025: 6.7%2026: 5.3% (IMF projection)2027: 4.4% (IMF projection)2028: 3.2% (IMF projection)2029: 2.3% (IMF projection)2030: 1.4% (IMF projection)2031: 0.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199527.228.8–44.1
200519.338.118.842.6
201514.534.321.042.2
202511.637.624.542.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method4,970USD2025+102.0%
GNI, Atlas method505USD bn2025+121.2%
Exports of goods and services98.2% of GDP2025+25.3 pp
Imports of goods and services92.1% of GDP2025+20.1 pp
Life expectancy at birth74.7years2024+1.2%
Urban population38.8% of total2025+6.4 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)