International debt issues to GDP in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: International debt issues to GDP was 1.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.0%
Change on year
down 21.4%
World rank
114th
of 116 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2005
All-time low
1.0%
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020

International debt issues to GDP in Viet Nam, 1998–2020

11.522.531998200920201998: 2 %1999: 1.9 %2000: 1.7 %2001: 1.7 %2002: 3 %2003: 2.6 %2004: 2.3 %2005: 3.1 %2006: 2.6 %2007: 2.5 %2008: 1.9 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 2.5 %2011: 2.1 %2012: 1.9 %2013: 1.8 %2014: 2.2 %2015: 2.1 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1 %2018: 1.2 %2019: 1.3 %2020: 0.997 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 3.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.

That places Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for International debt issues to GDP (%) in Viet Nam, 1998 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Viet Nam

  1. 111 Pakistan 2.4% compare
  2. 112 Papua New Guinea 2.1% compare
  3. 113 Cameroon 1.9% compare
  4. 115 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% compare
  5. 116 Ethiopia 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is international debt issues to gdp in Viet Nam?
International debt issues to gdp in Viet Nam was 1.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
How does Viet Nam rank for international debt issues to gdp?
Viet Nam ranks 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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Indicator
International debt issues to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 2,874 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

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.