Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Viet Nam, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 158.0% on the previous year and down 179.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Viet Nam peaked at 8,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2023.
Viet Nam ranks 176th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 207.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 271.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 588.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +116.6% |
| 2008 | 959.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 2009 | 2,238 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +133.4% |
| 2010 | 2,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 3,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 3,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 6,249 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 2014 | 3,670 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2015 | 3,510 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 2018 | 1,908 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2019 | 1,547 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 1,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 1,018 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 8,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +738.2% |
| 2023 | -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -158.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 968.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (54 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +738.2% | 1,018 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 853.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 207.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,238 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,249 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 173 Finland -3,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 174 Timor-Leste -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis -4,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 177 Qatar -16,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 178 Slovakia -20,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 179 Tuvalu -30,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Viet Nam
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 600.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1663 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 842.34 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Viet Nam?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Viet Nam was -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 8,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Viet Nam rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Viet Nam ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 179.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.