Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) was 700.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Vietnam, 2005–2025
Source: 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. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 700.00 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net outflows in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows in Vietnam peaked at 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.55 billion BoP, current US$, in 2023.
Vietnam ranks 57th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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% |
| 2025 | 700.00 million BoP, current US$ | +16.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 700.00 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.60 million BoP, current US$, 7.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 700.00 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43.49 million BoP, current US$, 16.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 | 520.50 million BoP, current US$ | -1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 54 Azerbaijan 910.20 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 55 Morocco 811.51 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 56 Romania 803.14 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 58 Egypt 695.90 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 59 Bahrain 550.00 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 60 Papua New Guinea 538.99 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows in Vietnam?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows in Vietnam was 700.00 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 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?
- Vietnam ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.