Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 27.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Vietnam, 1981–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for short-term debt in Vietnam is 27.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Vietnam peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
That places Vietnam 13th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +2937.5% |
| 1989 | 6.8% | +835.6% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +81.5% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +45.8% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +41.7% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +12.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 27.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 27.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 1.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +2937.5% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| 1989 | +835.6% | 0.7% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 7.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 5.1% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 20.5% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 short-term debt in Vietnam?
- Short-term debt in Vietnam was 27.9% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Vietnam rank for short-term debt?
- Vietnam ranks 13th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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 Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.