External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Vietnam
Vietnam: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was -6.3 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Vietnam, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded -6.3 % change on previous year for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.4% on the previous year and down 149.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Vietnam peaked at 222.48 % change on previous year in 1988 and was at its lowest, -44.96 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 107th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 67.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 22.91 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1984 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1985 | 12.27 % change on previous year | +221.6% |
| 1986 | 185.05 % change on previous year | +1407.8% |
| 1987 | 9.64 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 1988 | 222.48 % change on previous year | +2206.9% |
| 1990 | 12.39 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5367 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 1992 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +691.7% |
| 1993 | -0.6757 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 1994 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -485.6% |
| 1995 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 1997 | -17.02 % change on previous year | -624.8% |
| 1998 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 1999 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 2000 | -44.96 % change on previous year | -1339.5% |
| 2001 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 2002 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -446.4% |
| 2003 | 16.86 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 13.07 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8546 % change on previous year | -84.3% |
| 2007 | 23.37 % change on previous year | +2635.0% |
| 2008 | 14.53 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 23.68 % change on previous year | +63.0% |
| 2010 | 37.37 % change on previous year | +57.8% |
| 2011 | 20.65 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 2012 | 14.61 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 6.42 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 2014 | 12.81 % change on previous year | +99.6% |
| 2015 | 9.49 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 10.58 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 21.45 % change on previous year | +102.7% |
| 2018 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2019 | 8.77 % change on previous year | +253.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 2021 | 8.01 % change on previous year | +40.5% |
| 2022 | 4.84 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 2023 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -167.3% |
| 2024 | -6.3 % change on previous year | +93.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's -6.3 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0855 % change on previous year, 73.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's -6.3 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.34 % change on previous year, 4.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2635.0% | 0.8546 % change on previous year | 23.37 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +2206.9% | 9.64 % change on previous year | 222.48 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1407.8% | 12.27 % change on previous year | 185.05 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -1339.5% | 3.63 % change on previous year | -44.96 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +691.7% | 0.5367 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.77 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 222.48 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.46 % change on previous year | -17.02 % change on previous year | 12.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 % change on previous year | -44.96 % change on previous year | 23.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.46 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 37.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 % change on previous year | -6.3 % change on previous year | 8.01 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 104 Niger -5.43 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Algeria -5.7 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Sri Lanka -6.14 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Cambodia -6.91 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Belarus -6.95 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Egypt -7.26 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Vietnam?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Vietnam was -6.3 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 222.48 % change on previous year in 1988.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.96 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Vietnam ranks 107th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 149.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
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The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.