Vietnam

Country in Asia

In brief

GDP growth per year: +8% (2025). World rank 12 of 209 (1 = best); in Asia, 3 of 47. Unemployment: 1.5% (2025). World rank 11 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 6 of 49. Exports, share of GDP: 98.2% (2025). World rank 9 of 184; in Asia, 4 of 44. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $239.3B → $514.7B, GDP per person $2,578 → $5,066, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $7,672 → $18,088. Better than all its neighbours (Cambodia, China, and Laos): GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP: $514.7B 2025
GDP per person: $5,066 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $18,088 2025
GDP growth per year: +8% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $4,970 2025
Inflation: +3.3% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 29 2024

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 11.6% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 37.7% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 42.7% 2025
Unemployment: 1.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 6.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 68.6% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 98.2% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 92.1% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +6.4% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +4.3% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 5.1% 2004
Tax revenue, share of GDP: No data
Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 36.1 2022
Living on under $3 a day: 1.6% 2022