Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 19.26 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Vietnam, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 19.26 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 233.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Vietnam peaked at 19.26 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, 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 … Current square in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +116.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +60.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +78.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +102.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +506.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +327.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | +328.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | +82.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2357 units per square kilometre | +82.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3396 units per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4309 units per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5485 units per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7032 units per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8358 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9635 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 1.11 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.42 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 1.55 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 2.51 units per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 2.92 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 3.39 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 3.99 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 5.17 units per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 5.78 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 6.89 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 8.87 units per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2012 | 10.35 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 11.45 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 12.57 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 13.38 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 14.37 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 15.97 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 17.68 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 19.26 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 19.26 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 2808.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 19.26 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0085 units per square kilometre, 2266.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +506.9% | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +327.3% | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +328.1% | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.0474 units per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +116.3% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +102.4% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6524 units per square kilometre | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 units per square kilometre | 1.42 units per square kilometre | 5.78 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.08 units per square kilometre | 6.89 units per square kilometre | 19.26 units per square kilometre | 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 19.26 units per square kilometre 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 19.26 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre 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 233.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.