Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Vietnam
Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Vietnam, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Vietnam is 20.17 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 119.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Vietnam peaked at 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, -890,000 BoP, current US$, in 1972.
That places Vietnam 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 1.82 million BoP, current US$ | +2500.0% |
| 1972 | -890,000 BoP, current US$ | -148.9% |
| 1973 | 1.03 million BoP, current US$ | -215.7% |
| 1974 | 1.25 million BoP, current US$ | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 4.09 million BoP, current US$ | +227.2% |
| 1976 | -340,000 BoP, current US$ | -108.3% |
| 1977 | -10,000 BoP, current US$ | -97.1% |
| 1978 | 463,333 BoP, current US$ | -4733.3% |
| 1979 | -60,000 BoP, current US$ | -112.9% |
| 1980 | 1.67 million BoP, current US$ | -2877.8% |
| 1981 | 17.91 million BoP, current US$ | +974.6% |
| 1982 | 13.05 million BoP, current US$ | -27.1% |
| 1983 | 131,111 BoP, current US$ | -99.0% |
| 1984 | 690,000 BoP, current US$ | +426.3% |
| 1985 | -80,000 BoP, current US$ | -111.6% |
| 1986 | 40,000 BoP, current US$ | -150.0% |
| 1987 | 10.36 million BoP, current US$ | +25809.2% |
| 1988 | 7.68 million BoP, current US$ | -25.9% |
| 1989 | 4.07 million BoP, current US$ | -47.0% |
| 1990 | 180.00 million BoP, current US$ | +4322.6% |
| 1991 | 375.19 million BoP, current US$ | +108.4% |
| 1992 | 473.95 million BoP, current US$ | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 926.30 million BoP, current US$ | +95.4% |
| 1994 | 1.94 billion BoP, current US$ | +109.9% |
| 1995 | 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 2.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +34.5% |
| 1997 | 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ | -24.7% |
| 1999 | 1.41 billion BoP, current US$ | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.61 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 1.95 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 2.40 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 6.70 billion BoP, current US$ | +179.2% |
| 2008 | 9.58 billion BoP, current US$ | +43.0% |
| 2009 | 7.60 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 8.00 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 7.43 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.37 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 8.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 9.20 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 11.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 12.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 14.10 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 15.50 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 16.12 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.66 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 18.50 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 billion BoP, current US$, 17.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 billion BoP, current US$, 19.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +25809.2% | 40,000 BoP, current US$ | 10.36 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1978 | +4733.3% | -10,000 BoP, current US$ | 463,333 BoP, current US$ |
| 1990 | +4322.6% | 4.07 million BoP, current US$ | 180.00 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1980 | +2877.8% | -60,000 BoP, current US$ | 1.67 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1971 | +2500.0% | 70,000 BoP, current US$ | 1.82 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1981 | +974.6% | 1.67 million BoP, current US$ | 17.91 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 742,333 BoP, current US$ | -890,000 BoP, current US$ | 4.09 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.55 million BoP, current US$ | -80,000 BoP, current US$ | 17.91 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 180.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 15.66 billion BoP, current US$ | 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Vietnam?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Vietnam was 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -890,000 BoP, current US$ in 1972.
- How does Vietnam rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Vietnam ranks 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.2%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.