Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vietnam, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Vietnam peaked at 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.0205 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1972.
Vietnam ranks 87th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per person | +2440.3% |
| 1972 | -0.0205 BoP, current US$ per person | -147.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | -213.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.088 BoP, current US$ per person | +219.7% |
| 1976 | -0.0071 BoP, current US$ per person | -108.1% |
| 1977 | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per person | -4613.9% |
| 1979 | -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | -112.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per person | -2818.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3333 BoP, current US$ per person | +949.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2372 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.0% |
| 1984 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per person | +413.8% |
| 1985 | -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per person | -111.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per person | -148.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1683 BoP, current US$ per person | +25288.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1222 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0634 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.1% |
| 1990 | 2.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +4231.0% |
| 1991 | 5.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +104.1% |
| 1992 | 6.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 13.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +91.7% |
| 1994 | 27.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.2% |
| 1995 | 24.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 32.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 1997 | 29.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 22.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.8% |
| 1999 | 18.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 16.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 16.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 18.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 20.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 24.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 29.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 80.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +174.3% |
| 2008 | 112.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 87.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 91.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 83.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 93.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 98.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 100.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 127.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 134.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 148.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 161.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 165.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 161.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 158.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 179.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 184.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 189.12 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +25288.6% | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1683 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1978 | +4613.9% | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +4231.0% | 0.0634 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.75 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1980 | +2818.9% | -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1971 | +2440.3% | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1981 | +949.6% | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3333 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0205 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.088 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.097 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3333 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 112.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 83.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 165.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 176.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 158.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 84 Fiji 219.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 85 Colombia 216.58 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 86 Panama 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 88 Armenia 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 89 Nicaragua 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 90 Moldova 194.67 BoP, current US$ per person 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Vietnam?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Vietnam was 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0205 BoP, current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does Vietnam rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 87th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.