Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vietnam, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 138.5% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Vietnam peaked at 26.83 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -15.45 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2023.
Vietnam ranks 111th 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$), per capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8016 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2006 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +112.7% |
| 2008 | 3.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.9% |
| 2010 | 10.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 10.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 21.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.1% |
| 2014 | 12.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.9% |
| 2015 | 11.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 10.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 5.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.6% |
| 2018 | 6.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 4.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 3.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 26.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +732.0% |
| 2023 | -15.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -157.6% |
| 2024 | 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -138.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person, 22% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 38% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +732.0% | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.83 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8016 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 108 Kenya 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 109 Cote d'Ivoire 7.13 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 110 Guyana 6.86 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 112 Egypt 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 113 Sri Lanka 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 114 Nigeria 5 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Vietnam?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Vietnam was 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 26.83 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.