Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 1.37 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Vietnam, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Vietnam is 1.37 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Vietnam peaked at 1.37 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Vietnam 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0201 million USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0219 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | -66.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 million USD per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0156 million USD per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0176 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0303 million USD per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0405 million USD per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 0.05 million USD per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0637 million USD per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0758 million USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0825 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0836 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1002 million USD per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1051 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1129 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1276 million USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1596 million USD per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1842 million USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2226 million USD per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2725 million USD per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3657 million USD per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4103 million USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4698 million USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5509 million USD per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.624 million USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6828 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.745 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7635 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8204 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8977 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9894 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 1.31 million USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 1.37 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.37 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5987 million USD per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.37 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6593 million USD per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -66.5% | 0.0219 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0134 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0219 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0557 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2061 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4103 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.761 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4698 million USD per square kilometre | 1.07 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million USD per square kilometre | 1.11 million USD per square kilometre | 1.37 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 67 Turkey 1.45 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 68 Sweden 1.44 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 69 Bahamas 1.43 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 71 Sri Lanka 1.36 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 72 Norway 1.33 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 73 Lithuania 1.27 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 600.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1663 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 842.34 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Vietnam?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Vietnam was 1.37 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Vietnam rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Vietnam ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.8%. 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 — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value US$ 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.