Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 30.62 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
30.62
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
158th
of 193 countries
All-time high
47.88
in 2016
All-time low
25.42
in 2001
Years of data
30
2001–2030
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Vietnam, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 30.62 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 47.88 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.42, in 2001.
Vietnam ranks 158th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.42 | — |
| 2002 | 27.71 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 29.84 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 29.36 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 28.67 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 30.25 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 32.21 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 31.05 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 36.17 | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 37.29 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 36.19 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 38.33 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 41.41 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 43.64 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 46.12 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 47.88 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 46.62 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 43.8 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 40.99 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 41.32 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 39.24 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 34.92 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 34.26 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 31.27 | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 32.05 | +2.5% |
| 2026 | 31.8 | -0.8% |
| 2027 | 31.45 | -1.1% |
| 2028 | 31.09 | -1.2% |
| 2029 | 30.84 | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 30.62 | -0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 30.62 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.49, 54% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 30.62 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 41.53, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.07 | 25.42 | 36.17 | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.23 | 36.19 | 47.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.82 | 30.84 | 41.32 | 10 |
| 2030s | 30.62 | 30.62 | 30.62 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 155 Solomon Islands 31.05 compare
- 156 Guatemala 30.78 compare
- 157 Cameroon 30.62 compare
- 159 Luxembourg 30.59 compare
- 160 Sao Tome and Principe 30.53 compare
- 161 Denmark 30.41 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 gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Vietnam?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Vietnam was 30.62 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 47.88 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.42 in 2001.
- How does Vietnam rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October