East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Vietnam: key statistics
Vietnam has 102m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $5,066. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Vietnamese đồng VND
- Languages
- Vietnamese
- ISO codes
- VNVNM
Population102m2025 · rank 16 of 217GDP$515bn2025 · rank 32 of 211GDP per capita$5,0662025 · rank 139 of 211Life expectancy74.7 yrs2024 · rank 108 of 217Internet users84.2%2024 · rank 85 of 188Fertility1.902024 · rank 109 of 217CO₂ per person4.27 t2024 · rank 64 of 203Inflation3.3%2025 · rank 85 of 180
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Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 102m | 2025 | 16/217 | 5/37 | +9.5% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.60% | 2025 | 129/217 | 20/37 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 38.8% | 2025 | 176/217 | 29/37 | +6.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.90 | 2024 | 109/217 | 22/37 | −9.3% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 9.5% | 2025 | 104/217 | 16/37 | +3.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 22.9% | 2025 | 108/217 | 21/37 | −1.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 322.2 | 2024 | 38/216 | 9/37 | +10% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 13.4 | 2024 | 108/217 | 22/37 | −28% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 331,338 km² | 2024 | 67/216 | 9/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $515bn | 2025 | 32/211 | 8/36 | +115% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $5,066 | 2025 | 139/211 | 25/36 | +97% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $18,088 | 2025 | 113/199 | 14/31 | +136% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $4,970 | 2025 | 129/201 | 23/33 | +102% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 8.0% | 2025 | 12/210 | 2/36 | +1.0 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 7.4% | 2025 | 8/210 | 2/36 | +1.7 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 11.6% | 2025 | 63/198 | 14/29 | −2.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 37.6% | 2025 | 21/201 | 4/30 | +3.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 42.7% | 2025 | 176/201 | 26/30 | +0.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 30.8% | 2025 | 26/175 | 5/27 | −1.3 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 37.7% | 2025 | 15/163 | 7/25 | +9.6 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.3% | 2025 | 85/180 | 8/27 | +2.7 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 7.0% | 2023 | 45/136 | 5/24 | +0.9 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 9.3% | 2023 | 61/136 | 5/24 | −1.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 24,164.89 | 2024 | 3/210 | 1/36 | +14% | — | |
| External debt | 28.8% | 2024 | 90/119 | 12/16 | −4.4 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.15% | 2025 | 53/156 | 6/18 | −0.4 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 98.2% | 2025 | 9/184 | 3/32 | +25.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 92.1% | 2025 | 15/184 | 5/32 | +20.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 190.3% | 2025 | 10/184 | 3/32 | +45.4 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 6.4% | 2025 | 29/185 | 11/29 | +7.3 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 4.3% | 2025 | 50/197 | 10/32 | −0.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 5.1% | 2004 | — | — | — | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 3.8m | 2020 | 47/196 | 7/35 | −24% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 1.5% | 2025 | 177/187 | 25/29 | −0.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 6.2% | 2025 | 153/187 | 21/29 | −0.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 72.8% | 2025 | 24/187 | 4/29 | −4.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 68.6% | 2025 | 20/187 | 4/29 | −4.3 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $831m | 2023 | 47/145 | 5/24 | −80% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.2% | 2023 | 118/139 | 19/23 | −1.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $8.3 | 2023 | 126/145 | 19/24 | −82% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 1.6% | 2022 | 80/151 | 8/17 | −2.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 4.2% | 2022 | 80/151 | 9/17 | −5.7 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 4.2% | 2022 | 142/145 | 14/15 | −13.0 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 36.1 | 2022 | 64/151 | 3/17 | +1.4% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 6.1% | 2024 | 72/167 | 7/23 | −2.2 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 31.4% | 2025 | 66/190 | 5/30 | +7.1 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 96.1% | 2022 | 55/141 | 12/23 | +2.6 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 95.1% | 2022 | 53/147 | 11/24 | +3.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 106.3% | 2024 | 45/191 | 8/30 | +3.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 93.4% | 2022 | 86/176 | 14/26 | +36.5 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 37.6% | 2024 | 104/172 | 18/27 | +6.3 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 100.6% | 2024 | 27/168 | 6/26 | +3.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.3 | 2018 | 77/173 | 14/27 | +1.8% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.9% | 2022 | 146/184 | 23/29 | −1.5 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.7 yrs | 2024 | 108/217 | 16/37 | +1.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 12.0 | 2024 | 104/196 | 18/30 | −24% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 17.3 | 2024 | 84/196 | 15/30 | −21% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 48 | 2023 | 96/194 | 19/30 | −20% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.6% | 2023 | 135/193 | 19/29 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $197 | 2023 | 129/193 | 20/29 | +89% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.11 | 2021 | 107/180 | 12/25 | +55% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 98% | 2024 | 30/193 | 5/30 | +1.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.4% | 2024 | 81/153 | 9/18 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 18.2% | 2023 | 63/154 | 14/25 | −7.7 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 98.8% | 2024 | 88/206 | 18/37 | +7.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 95.4% | 2024 | 94/203 | 16/37 | +18.4 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 84.2% | 2024 | 85/188 | 14/28 | +43.2 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 127.6 | 2024 | 64/210 | 13/34 | −14% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 23.7 | 2024 | 80/208 | 10/34 | +262% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 121/215 | 21/36 | +0.8 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 91.0% | 2024 | 104/192 | 11/30 | +28.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.27 t | 2024 | 64/203 | 13/37 | +119% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 24.2% | 2021 | 95/212 | 12/37 | −12.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 41.2% | 2021 | 69/206 | 8/35 | +0.1 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 47.1% | 2024 | 64/214 | 21/35 | +2.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 21.5% | 2024 | 52/206 | 4/34 | +1.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 22.8% | 2022 | 56/177 | 4/20 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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