European Union vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

European Union
74.05 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Viet Nam
20.17 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
European Union rank
24th
Viet Nam rank
22nd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

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  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

European Union currently reports 74.05 billion BoP, current US$ against 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ in Viet Nam, a difference of 53.88 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes European Union's figure about 3.7 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 24th and Viet Nam ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 6.62 billion BoP, current US$ 742,333 BoP, current US$ 6.62 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
1980s 18.21 billion BoP, current US$ 5.55 million BoP, current US$ 18.21 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
1990s 132.41 billion BoP, current US$ 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ 131.08 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
2000s 644.13 billion BoP, current US$ 3.53 billion BoP, current US$ 640.60 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
2010s 593.48 billion BoP, current US$ 11.20 billion BoP, current US$ 582.28 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
2020s 233.35 billion BoP, current US$ 17.61 billion BoP, current US$ 215.74 billion BoP, current US$ European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, European Union or Viet Nam?
European Union, at 74.05 billion BoP, current US$ against 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between European Union and Viet Nam?
53.88 billion BoP, current US$, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Viet Nam?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do European Union and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
European Union ranks 24th and Viet Nam ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.