Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities was 20.17 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.17 billion
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
20th
of 196 countries
All-time high
20.17 billion
in 2024
All-time low
1.95 billion
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities in Viet Nam, 2005–2024

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B2005201420242005: 2.0B2006: 2.4B2007: 6.7B2008: 9.6B2009: 7.6B2010: 8.0B2011: 7.4B2012: 8.4B2013: 8.9B2014: 9.2B2015: 11.8B2016: 12.6B2017: 14.1B2018: 15.5B2019: 16.1B2020: 15.8B2021: 15.7B2022: 17.9B2023: 18.5B2024: 20.2B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2024, direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 20.17 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.95 billion, in 2005.

Viet Nam 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 in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US dollar) in Viet Nam, 2005 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Viet Nam

  1. 17 Indonesia 24.11 billion compare
  2. 18 Saudi Arabia 21.34 billion compare
  3. 19 Poland 20.61 billion compare
  4. 21 China 18.56 billion compare
  5. 22 Denmark 18.54 billion compare
  6. 23 Japan 17.17 billion compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Viet Nam?
Direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Viet Nam was 20.17 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 20.17 billion in 2024.
What is the lowest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 1.95 billion in 2005.
How does Viet Nam rank for direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities?
Viet Nam ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US dollar)
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
205 places, 3,846 data points, 2005–2024
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