Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Vietnam
Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Vietnam, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Vietnam is 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 135.3% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Vietnam peaked at 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Vietnam 123rd out of 191 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 (BoP, current US$) … unit in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +85.6% |
| 2008 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +118.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +643.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -155.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -135.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 38% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 47% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +643.0% | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 120 Kazakhstan 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Senegal 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Lithuania 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Cameroon 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Burundi 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Sri Lanka 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit in Vietnam?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Vietnam was 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Vietnam ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.