Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Vietnam, 1998–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Vietnam stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 46.3% on the previous year and down 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Vietnam peaked at 3.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Vietnam ranks 106th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Outstanding international public debt securities 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 | 2.2% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +44.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -29.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -46.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 5% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3%, 37% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding international public debt securities 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% |
| 2010 | +44.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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- 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)
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- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
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- 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 outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Vietnam?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Vietnam was 0.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 106th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.7%. 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 Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.