Latin America & Caribbean vs Viet Nam: Total reserves

Latin America & Caribbean
40.9%
in 2024
Viet Nam
62.5%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
22nd
Viet Nam rank
25th

Total reserves over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Viet Nam
020406080100197119972024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 62.5% against 40.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 21.6%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 25th of 40 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 20.5% 8.8% 11.7% Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 32.3% 52.8% 20.6% Viet Nam
2010s 49.0% 41.1% 7.9% Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 41.4% 67.6% 26.2% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, Latin America & Caribbean or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 62.5% against 40.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in total reserves between Latin America & Caribbean and Viet Nam?
21.6%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Viet Nam?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Viet Nam rank globally for total reserves?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 25th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves (% of total external debt)
Unit
% of total external debt
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 6,935 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.