Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) was 20.17 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities in Vietnam, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Vietnam stood at 20.17 billion. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 119.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Vietnam peaked at 20.17 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.95 billion, in 2005.
Vietnam ranks 20th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.95 billion | — |
| 2006 | 2.40 billion | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 6.70 billion | +179.2% |
| 2008 | 9.58 billion | +43.0% |
| 2009 | 7.60 billion | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 8.00 billion | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 7.43 billion | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.37 billion | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 8.90 billion | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 9.20 billion | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 11.80 billion | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 12.60 billion | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 14.10 billion | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 15.50 billion | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 16.12 billion | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 15.80 billion | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.66 billion | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.90 billion | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 18.50 billion | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 20.17 billion | +9.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 20.17 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 963.93 million, 20.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 20.17 billion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 988.46 million, 20.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +179.2% | 2.40 billion | 6.70 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.65 billion | 1.95 billion | 9.58 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.20 billion | 7.43 billion | 16.12 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.61 billion | 15.66 billion | 20.17 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Vietnam?
- Direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Vietnam was 20.17 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 20.17 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 billion in 2005.
- How does Vietnam rank for direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities?
- Vietnam ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.