Real gdp growth in Vietnam
Vietnam: Real gdp growth was 8.02 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real gdp growth in Vietnam, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, real gdp growth in Vietnam stood at 8.02.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real gdp growth in Vietnam peaked at 9.54 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -3.5, in 1980.
That places Vietnam 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Real gdp growth in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -3.5 | — |
| 1981 | 5.8 | -265.8% |
| 1982 | 8.15 | +40.6% |
| 1983 | 7.09 | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 8.4 | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 5.62 | -33.1% |
| 1986 | 3.36 | -40.3% |
| 1987 | 2.55 | -24.1% |
| 1988 | 5.1 | +100.1% |
| 1989 | 7.8 | +52.9% |
| 1990 | 5.05 | -35.3% |
| 1991 | 5.81 | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 8.7 | +49.8% |
| 1993 | 8.08 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 8.83 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 9.54 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 9.34 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 8.15 | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 5.76 | -29.3% |
| 1999 | 4.77 | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 6.79 | +42.2% |
| 2001 | 6.89 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.08 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.34 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.79 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 7.55 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.98 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 7.13 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.66 | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 5.4 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 6.42 | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 6.41 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.5 | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 5.55 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.42 | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 6.99 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 6.69 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.94 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.46 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 7.36 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.87 | -61.1% |
| 2021 | 2.55 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 8.54 | +234.3% |
| 2023 | 5.07 | -40.7% |
| 2024 | 6.95 | +37.3% |
| 2025 | 8.02 | +15.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 8.02 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.49, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 8.02 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.05, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real gdp growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +265.8% | -3.5 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | +234.3% | 2.55 | 8.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.04 | -3.5 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.4 | 4.77 | 9.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.86 | 5.4 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.58 | 5.5 | 7.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 2.55 | 8.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 8 Taiwan Province of China 8.68 compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.53 compare
- 10 Tajikistan, Republic of 8.25 compare
- 12 India 7.62 compare
- 13 Georgia 7.46 compare
- 14 Benin 7.45 compare
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real gdp growth in Vietnam?
- Real gdp growth in Vietnam was 8.02 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest real gdp growth recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 in 1995.
- What is the lowest real gdp growth recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5 in 1980.
- How does Vietnam rank for real gdp growth?
- Vietnam ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real gdp growth rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Real gdp growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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