Upper middle income vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Upper middle income
-18.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Viet Nam
138.71 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income rank
23rd
Viet Nam rank
26th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Viet Nam
-2000200400600800197119982025

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 138.71 % change on previous year against -18.81 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 157.52 % change on previous year.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 7.4 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Upper middle income ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Upper middle income averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 28.49 % change on previous year 85.9 % change on previous year 57.41 % change on previous year Viet Nam
2010s 12.01 % change on previous year 2.25 % change on previous year 9.76 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2020s 7.42 % change on previous year 136.26 % change on previous year 128.84 % change on previous year Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Upper middle income or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 138.71 % change on previous year against -18.81 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
157.52 % change on previous year, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Viet Nam?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Upper middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Upper middle income ranks 23rd and Viet Nam ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.