Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Viet Nam, 2003–2021
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Viet Nam stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.6% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Viet Nam peaked at 4.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Viet Nam ranks 188th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.5% | — |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -73.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -95.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More economy & growth data for Viet Nam
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13,282 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 67.29 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4702 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2,382 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 3,171 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Viet Nam?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Viet Nam was 0.0% in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Viet Nam rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Viet Nam ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.