External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam
Vietnam: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.0779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 0.2751 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
Vietnam ranks 33rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14011.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2244 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +126622.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2751 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 1991 | 0.201 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1873 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1635 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0872 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0806 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0828 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0264 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -68.1% |
| 2001 | 0.022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0194 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0372 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0354 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0368 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0625 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0501 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0495 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0778 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0632 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.073 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0768 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0907 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0809 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0624 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +126622.1% | 0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2244 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1988 | +14011.6% | 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0449 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2244 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0806 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2751 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0194 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0568 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0601 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0778 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0837 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0768 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 0.088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Egypt 0.0797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Paraguay 0.0796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Argentina 0.0761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 El Salvador 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 China 0.0697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam was 0.0779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2751 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Vietnam rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 33rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.