Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Vietnam: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.3% (2025), 85th of 180 in the world and 8th of 27 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP deflator is 3.3% (2025), 102nd of 209 in the world and 14th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Lending rate is 9.3% (2023), 61st of 136 in the world and 5th of 24 in East Asia & Pacific.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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10 indicators
Prices & public finance: Vietnam in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.3%2025 | 85/180 | 8/27 | -1.7% | 9.2% | 3.2% | +2.7 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 3.3%2025 | 102/209 | 14/36 | 3.4% | 42.3% | 1.5% | +5.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 9.3%2023 | 61/136 | 5/24 | 10.6% | 13.1% | 7.6% | −1.1 ppsince 2013 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 7.0%2023 | 45/136 | 5/24 | 6.9% | -20.5% | 6.1% | +0.9 ppsince 2013 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 24,164.892024 | 3/210 | 1/36 | 14,167.75 | 18,612.92 | 23,208.37 | +14%since 2014 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 28.8%2024 | 90/119 | 12/16 | 41.8% | 31.6% | 39.0% | −4.4 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 125.0%2022 | 14/169 | 9/25 | 35.3% | 90.4% | 115.5% | +49.4 ppsince 2012 | 175.5% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 136.3%2022 | 10/146 | 8/24 | 44.6% | 90.5% | 140.6% | +51.4 ppsince 2012 | 211.5% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 2.12025 | 127/165 | 23/24 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 4.0 | +12%since 2015 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.15%2025 | 53/156 | 6/18 | · | 1.84% | 2.07% | −0.4 ppsince 2015 | 1.72% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- External debt−4.4 pp28.8% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports+12%2.1 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+2.7 pp3.3% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Vietnam and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Vietnam. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Vietnam | China | Cambodia | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.3%2025 | 0.1%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 7.7%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 3.3%2025 | -0.9%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 7.5%2025 |
| Lending rate | 9.3%2023 | 4.3%2024 | — | 22.6%2010 |
| Real interest rate | 7.0%2023 | 5.2%2024 | — | 12.3%2010 |
| Exchange rate | 24,164.892024 | 7.192025 | 4,013.432025 | 20,444.142025 |
| External debt | 28.8%2024 | 13.0%2024 | 46.1%2024 | 115.4%2024 |
| Private credit | 125.0%2022 | 194.3%2024 | 120.7%2025 | 20.9%2010 |
| Broad money | 136.3%2022 | 227.7%2024 | 124.8%2025 | 36.2%2010 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 2.12025 | 11.92025 | 7.92025 | 3.42025 |