United States vs Vietnam: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP

United States
0.0027 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vietnam
0.0031 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States rank
187th
Vietnam rank
185th

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time

  • United States
  • Vietnam
00.010.020.030.040.05196019922025

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Vietnam ahead.

United States ranks 187th and Vietnam ranks 185th of 189 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP 0.0174 units per US$ of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP Vietnam
1990s 0.003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0267 units per US$ of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2020s 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp, United States or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between United States and Vietnam?
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do United States and Vietnam rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
United States ranks 187th and Vietnam ranks 185th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.