Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Viet Nam, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 0.1% for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.3% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Viet Nam peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2023.
That places Viet Nam 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 outflows as share of GDP in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +85.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +118.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +49.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -46.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -56.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +643.0% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -155.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -135.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Viet Nam
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,466 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 18.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,665 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 22.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 22,988 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 116.45 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 17.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Viet Nam?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Viet Nam was 0.1% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2023.
- How does Viet Nam rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Viet Nam ranks 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.