Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0621 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Vietnam, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.0621 units per person for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 196.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vietnam peaked at 0.0621 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
That places Vietnam 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +37.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +111.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +56.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +74.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +97.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +494.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +318.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | +319.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per person | +78.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per person | +46.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 units per person | +79.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | +41.2% |
| 1993 | 0.002 units per person | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 units per person | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0052 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0077 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 units per person | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0149 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.019 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0209 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0247 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0314 units per person | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0363 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0396 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.043 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0452 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0479 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0526 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0576 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0621 units per person | +7.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0621 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 787.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0621 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 882.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +494.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1988 | +319.5% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 1987 | +318.7% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1982 | +111.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1985 | +97.7% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0209 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.044 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 0.0621 units per person | 10 |
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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vietnam?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vietnam was 0.0621 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0621 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Vietnam rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Vietnam ranks 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.9%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.