Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in Vietnam
Vietnam: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square was 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in Vietnam, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 527.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Vietnam peaked at 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7988 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1982.
Vietnam ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8418 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0.7988 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 2.97 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +272.3% |
| 1984 | 4.57 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 1985 | 4.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.79 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 4.62 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 9.49 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +105.5% |
| 1989 | 722.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7517.5% |
| 1990 | 534.97 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1991 | 495.02 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 714.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1993 | 1,284 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +79.8% |
| 1994 | 943.39 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 1,121 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 1,219 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 2,716 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +122.7% |
| 1998 | 3,366 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 4,347 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2000 | 4,199 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 3,915 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 3,899 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,700 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 2,634 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 3,029 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 3,092 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4,004 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 4,507 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 4,767 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 6,013 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 13,362 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +122.2% |
| 2012 | 14,360 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 14,558 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 21,841 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 21,780 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 24,633 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 45,917 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +86.4% |
| 2018 | 60,295 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 55,034 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 54,595 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 66,046 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 83,662 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,281 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13,265 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +7517.5% | 9.49 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 722.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +272.3% | 0.7988 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.97 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.94 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.7988 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 722.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,674 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 495.02 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,347 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,675 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,634 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,767 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,779 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,013 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 60,295 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,908 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 54,595 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 101,427 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Turkey 99,328 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 11 Armenia 98,352 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Thailand 82,755 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 North Macedonia 73,449 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bulgaria 65,642 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Vietnam
- Net financial flows, IBRD -118.60 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1.17 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 1,211 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -5.62 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0012 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -2,045 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.94 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 36.13 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 89.18 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Vietnam?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in Vietnam was 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7988 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Vietnam rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- Vietnam ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 527.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.