Net financial flows, bilateral in Vietnam
Vietnam: Net financial flows, bilateral was -903.42 million NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, bilateral in Vietnam, 1989–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, bilateral in Vietnam is -903.42 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 111.9% on the previous year and down 136.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, bilateral in Vietnam peaked at 2.49 billion NFL, current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.02 billion NFL, current US$, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 119th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, bilateral in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -48.41 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1990 | -87.26 million NFL, current US$ | +80.2% |
| 1991 | -55.62 million NFL, current US$ | -36.3% |
| 1992 | 247.38 million NFL, current US$ | -544.8% |
| 1993 | -99.67 million NFL, current US$ | -140.3% |
| 1994 | -22.68 million NFL, current US$ | -77.2% |
| 1995 | -35.40 million NFL, current US$ | +56.1% |
| 1996 | -64.90 million NFL, current US$ | +83.4% |
| 1997 | 41.93 million NFL, current US$ | -164.6% |
| 1998 | 656.55 million NFL, current US$ | +1466.0% |
| 1999 | 488.52 million NFL, current US$ | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 658.43 million NFL, current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2001 | 568.71 million NFL, current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 244.84 million NFL, current US$ | -56.9% |
| 2003 | 642.05 million NFL, current US$ | +162.2% |
| 2004 | 681.36 million NFL, current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 356.02 million NFL, current US$ | -47.7% |
| 2006 | 354.04 million NFL, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 592.53 million NFL, current US$ | +67.4% |
| 2008 | 730.63 million NFL, current US$ | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 1.16 billion NFL, current US$ | +58.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 billion NFL, current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.32 billion NFL, current US$ | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 1.94 billion NFL, current US$ | +47.1% |
| 2013 | 1.32 billion NFL, current US$ | -32.0% |
| 2014 | 2.49 billion NFL, current US$ | +89.0% |
| 2015 | 1.99 billion NFL, current US$ | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 1.87 billion NFL, current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.84 billion NFL, current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 230.46 million NFL, current US$ | -87.5% |
| 2019 | -516.14 million NFL, current US$ | -324.0% |
| 2020 | -911.02 million NFL, current US$ | +76.5% |
| 2021 | -1.02 billion NFL, current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2022 | -836.71 million NFL, current US$ | -18.2% |
| 2023 | -426.25 million NFL, current US$ | -49.1% |
| 2024 | -903.42 million NFL, current US$ | +111.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's -903.42 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -11.36 million NFL, current US$, 79.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's -903.42 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -8.97 million NFL, current US$, 100.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, bilateral in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1466.0% | 41.93 million NFL, current US$ | 656.55 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1992 | +544.8% | -55.62 million NFL, current US$ | 247.38 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -48.41 million NFL, current US$ | -48.41 million NFL, current US$ | -48.41 million NFL, current US$ | 1 |
| 1990s | 106.88 million NFL, current US$ | -99.67 million NFL, current US$ | 656.55 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 598.38 million NFL, current US$ | 244.84 million NFL, current US$ | 1.16 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 billion NFL, current US$ | -516.14 million NFL, current US$ | 2.49 billion NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -820.02 million NFL, current US$ | -1.02 billion NFL, current US$ | -426.25 million NFL, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 116 Kenya -661.70 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 117 Angola -711.76 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 118 Sri Lanka -863.31 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 120 Belarus -923.72 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 121 Iraq -1.29 billion NFL, current US$ compare
- 122 Argentina -2.85 billion NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Vietnam
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -118.41 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -567.91 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD -47.35 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, bilateral in Vietnam?
- Net financial flows, bilateral in Vietnam was -903.42 million NFL, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, bilateral recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 billion NFL, current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, bilateral recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 billion NFL, current US$ in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for net financial flows, bilateral?
- Vietnam ranks 119th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, bilateral rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 136.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, bilateral (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Bilateral debt includes loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.