External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Vietnam
Vietnam: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Vietnam, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Vietnam stood at 112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 188.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Vietnam peaked at 121,731 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1981.
Vietnam ranks 16th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0.1413 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 13.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9687.0% |
| 1989 | 4,339 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31268.2% |
| 1990 | 5,470 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1991 | 5,936 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 7,942 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1993 | 7,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 8,183 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 10,053 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 11,534 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 7,195 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1998 | 6,738 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 7,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 2,646 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -63.7% |
| 2001 | 2,312 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 2,186 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 2,652 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 5,444 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +105.3% |
| 2005 | 6,522 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 7,811 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 14,060 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 13,442 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 15,292 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 22,128 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 2011 | 34,414 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 2012 | 39,401 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 38,879 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 43,412 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 38,262 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 40,589 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 69,872 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +72.1% |
| 2018 | 62,486 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 77,840 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 84,880 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 106,030 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 121,731 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,446 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,100 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 7.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +31268.2% | 13.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,339 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +9687.0% | 0.1413 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 483.63 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,339 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 7,793 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,470 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,534 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,186 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,292 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,728 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 22,128 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 77,840 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,169 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 84,880 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 121,731 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 13 Saint Lucia 131,757 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 North Macedonia 124,509 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 117,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Armenia 110,175 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Bangladesh 109,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Cape Verde 102,159 DOD, 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 external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Vietnam?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Vietnam was 112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 121,731 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Vietnam rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Vietnam ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.2%. 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 External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) 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.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) 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.