GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Vietnam
Vietnam: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 7.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita growth in Vietnam, 1985–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Vietnam is 7.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Vietnam peaked at 7.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1986.
Vietnam ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.4% | — |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -58.0% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +151.1% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +101.7% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | +71.0% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -43.6% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +28.7% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +71.9% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -35.4% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +63.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -69.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +363.6% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -44.7% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +48.9% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | +15.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 7.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.2%, 2.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 7.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 | +363.6% | 1.7% | 7.7% |
| 1987 | +151.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 2.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 1.7% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 gdp per capita growth in Vietnam?
- Gdp per capita growth in Vietnam was 7.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1986.
- How does Vietnam rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Vietnam ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.