Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) was -19.57 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vietnam, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vietnam stood at -19.57 billion.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 143.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vietnam peaked at -1.89 billion in 2005 and was at its lowest, -20.05 billion, in 2023.
That places Vietnam 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.89 billion | — |
| 2006 | -2.31 billion | +22.6% |
| 2007 | -6.52 billion | +181.5% |
| 2008 | -9.28 billion | +42.4% |
| 2009 | -6.90 billion | -25.6% |
| 2010 | -7.10 billion | +2.9% |
| 2011 | -6.48 billion | -8.7% |
| 2012 | -7.17 billion | +10.6% |
| 2013 | -6.94 billion | -3.1% |
| 2014 | -8.05 billion | +15.9% |
| 2015 | -10.70 billion | +32.9% |
| 2016 | -11.60 billion | +8.4% |
| 2017 | -13.62 billion | +17.4% |
| 2018 | -14.90 billion | +9.4% |
| 2019 | -15.63 billion | +4.9% |
| 2020 | -15.42 billion | -1.4% |
| 2021 | -15.34 billion | -0.5% |
| 2022 | -15.23 billion | -0.7% |
| 2023 | -20.05 billion | +31.7% |
| 2024 | -19.57 billion | -2.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's -19.57 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -722.76 million, 27.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's -19.57 billion is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -86.91 million, 225.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 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 | -181.5% | -2.31 billion | -6.52 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.38 billion | -9.28 billion | -1.89 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -10.22 billion | -15.63 billion | -6.48 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -17.12 billion | -20.05 billion | -15.23 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 (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vietnam?
- Direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Vietnam was -19.57 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was -1.89 billion in 2005.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.05 billion in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net)?
- Vietnam ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 143.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of 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.