Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Viet Nam, 1980–2021
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam stood at 1.11 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam peaked at 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.241 per 1,000 people, in 1980.
That places Viet Nam 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.241 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1981 | 0.247 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.06 per 1,000 people | +327.5% |
| 1989 | 0.391 per 1,000 people | -63.0% |
| 1990 | 0.404 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.407 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.437 per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.569 per 1,000 people | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 0.48 per 1,000 people | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.515 per 1,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.543 per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.571 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.635 per 1,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.643 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.655 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.673 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.703 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.714 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.824 per 1,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.783 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.795 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.825 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.881 per 1,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.99 per 1,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.856 per 1,000 people | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.11 per 1,000 people | +29.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4838 per 1,000 people | 0.241 per 1,000 people | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4687 per 1,000 people | 0.404 per 1,000 people | 0.569 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6319 per 1,000 people | 0.543 per 1,000 people | 0.703 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8303 per 1,000 people | 0.714 per 1,000 people | 0.99 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9815 per 1,000 people | 0.856 per 1,000 people | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Viet Nam
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7,687 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 38.94 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,466 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 18.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam was 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.241 per 1,000 people in 1980.
- How does Viet Nam rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.