Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP was 5.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Viet Nam is 5.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Viet Nam peaked at 5.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -10.9%, in 2008.
Viet Nam ranks 31st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -41.2% |
| 2002 | -1.7% | -182.6% |
| 2003 | -4.9% | +183.4% |
| 2004 | -2.1% | -56.8% |
| 2005 | -1.0% | -53.9% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | -74.6% |
| 2007 | -9.0% | +3540.7% |
| 2008 | -10.9% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | -6.2% | -42.9% |
| 2010 | -2.9% | -53.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -104.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +3425.6% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | -0.9% | -121.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -128.5% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | -341.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -424.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +106.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | -1.3% | -129.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -126.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1653.2% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.0% | -10.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -2.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | -1.3% | 5.9% | 5 |
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 4,002 USD (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 130.03 SLC (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 112.67 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 122.82 SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 106.42 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 455,329 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 4,509 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 8.77 billion million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Viet Nam?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Viet Nam was 5.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.9% in 2008.
- How does Viet Nam rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Viet Nam ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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