Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Vietnam
Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 600.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Vietnam, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 600.00 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in 2024.
The figure is up 138.7% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Vietnam peaked at 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.55 billion BoP, current US$, in 2023.
Vietnam ranks 60th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 65.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 85.00 million BoP, current US$ | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 184.00 million BoP, current US$ | +116.5% |
| 2008 | 300.00 million BoP, current US$ | +63.0% |
| 2009 | 700.00 million BoP, current US$ | +133.3% |
| 2010 | 900.00 million BoP, current US$ | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 950.00 million BoP, current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.20 billion BoP, current US$ | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 1.96 billion BoP, current US$ | +63.0% |
| 2014 | 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.00 billion BoP, current US$ | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 480.00 million BoP, current US$ | -52.0% |
| 2018 | 598.00 million BoP, current US$ | +24.6% |
| 2019 | 485.00 million BoP, current US$ | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 380.00 million BoP, current US$ | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 319.00 million BoP, current US$ | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | +738.2% |
| 2023 | -1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | -158.0% |
| 2024 | 600.00 million BoP, current US$ | -138.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 600.00 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 153.78 million BoP, current US$, 3.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 600.00 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$, 11.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +738.2% | 319.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 266.80 million BoP, current US$ | 65.00 million BoP, current US$ | 700.00 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 981.90 million BoP, current US$ | 480.00 million BoP, current US$ | 1.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 484.60 million BoP, current US$ | -1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 57 Papua New Guinea 769.57 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 58 Egypt 695.90 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 59 Uruguay 661.04 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 61 Honduras 586.56 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 62 Kazakhstan 468.52 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 63 Costa Rica 466.29 million BoP, current US$ 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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Vietnam?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Vietnam was 600.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.55 billion BoP, current US$ in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Vietnam ranks 60th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 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 outflows 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
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 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.