Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) was 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam stood at 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 0.3957 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2714 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
That places Vietnam 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3957 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2609 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3957 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 28 Cambodia 0.3152 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Mongolia 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Lesotho 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Maldives 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Qatar 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Indonesia 0.3062 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 gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam?
- Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam was 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3957 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2714 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does Vietnam rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.