International debt issues to GDP (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: International debt issues to GDP (%) was 1.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International debt issues to GDP in Vietnam, 1998–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.0% for international debt issues to gdp in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Vietnam peaked at 3.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
That places Vietnam 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
International debt issues to GDP (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +79.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -21.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.5%, 6% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 7% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International debt issues to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +79.0% | 1.7% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More financial sector data for Vietnam
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international debt issues to gdp in Vietnam?
- International debt issues to gdp in Vietnam was 1.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.