Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Vietnam is 6.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.5% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Vietnam peaked at 10.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 13th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +62.1% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -69.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +352.9% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -42.9% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +45.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 6.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 6.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +352.9% | 1.7% | 7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0251 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 15.54 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Vietnam?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Vietnam was 6.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 13th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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