Vietnam External Debt

2010 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Vietnam External Debt

  • Vietnam External Debt reached 144.7 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with 139.5 USD bn in the previous year.
  • Vietnam External Debt: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2010 to Dec 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 144.7 USD bn in Dec 2022 and a record low of 44.3 USD bn in Dec 2010.

The Ministry of Finance provides annual External Debt in USD.


Related information about Vietnam External Debt
  • In the latest reports of Vietnam, Current Account recorded a surplus of 5.2 USD bn in Mar 2024.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 3.6 USD bn in Mar 2024.
  • Vietnam Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 130.0 USD mn in Mar 2024.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 529.0 USD mn in Mar 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 362.6 USD bn in Dec 2021.

View Vietnam's External Debt from 2010 to 2022 in the chart:

Vietnam External Debt

What was Vietnam's External Debt in 2022?

Vietnam External Debt reached 144.7 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with 139.5 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
144,690.8 2022 139,529.6 2021 44,349.0 2010 144,690.8 2022 USD mn yearly 2010 - 2022

External Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 10,830.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
Algeria (USD mn) 3,838.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 289,968.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 6,245.8 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2012 - Jun 2024
Australia (USD mn) 1,859,069.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2024
Austria (USD mn) 706,879.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2024
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 8,135.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Bangladesh (USD mn) 99,303.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2011 - Mar 2024
Belarus (USD mn) 36,376.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 1,572,644.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 15,411.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 4,767.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 575,357.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Bulgaria (USD mn) 47,197.1 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 21,668.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2024
Canada (USD mn) 3,122,472.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Chile (USD mn) 248,316.3 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Jul 2024
China (USD mn) 2,447,537.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 196,370.2 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2024
Croatia (USD mn) 52,854.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 185,780.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 209,145.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 551,857.9 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 58,147.9 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 160,607.4 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Mar 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 39,224.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
European Union (USD mn) 17,845,563.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2024
Finland (USD mn) 674,421.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2024
France (USD mn) 7,806,404.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2004 - Mar 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 24,539.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2024
Germany (USD mn) 6,703,697.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Mar 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 29,185.2 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2022
Greece (USD mn) 593,580.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,886,173.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 301,769.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2024
Iceland (USD mn) 24,232.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2024
India (USD mn) 663,759.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 1999 - Mar 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 414,328.8 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jul 2024
Iran (USD mn) 6,281.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 3,219,184.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2024
Israel (USD mn) 154,690.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Italy (USD mn) 2,787,222.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 31,960.0 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Japan (USD mn) 4,198,303.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2024
Jordan (USD mn) 41,538.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 162,511.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 39,176.1 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Mar 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 658,284.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 4,139.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2011 - Mar 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 64,616.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 10,561.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2024
Laos (USD mn) 10,253.1 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 44,067.2 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 34,629.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Mar 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) 58,101.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 3,789,624.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 12,719.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2024
Malawi (MWK mn) 2,812,733.5 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 281,654.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2024
Malta (USD mn) 218,628.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 196,972.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 447,827.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2021
Moldova (USD mn) 10,323.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 34,867.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 8,815.2 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Morocco (USD mn) 64,781.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 10,073.2 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
Myanmar (USD mn) 12,537.5 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 9,906.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 4,262,697.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Mar 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 226,907.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 42,495.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Norway (USD mn) 745,543.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 130,401.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 1,535.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 43,391.0 Jul 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Jul 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 21,762.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Peru (USD mn) 102,172.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Philippines (USD mn) 130,182.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Poland (USD mn) 431,553.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 439,507.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 194,500.0 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (USD mn) 169,046.9 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (USD mn) 306,117.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 49,279.9 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 2,000,568.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2003 - Mar 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 135,125.2 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 60,664.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 158,081.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Dec 2023
Spain (USD mn) 2,671,073.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 55,379.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 62,400.0 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (USD mn) 1,061,040.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,205,189.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Taiwan (USD mn) 199,996.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Mar 2024
Tajikistan (USD mn) 6,221.4 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Mar 2024
Thailand (USD mn) 187,528.4 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2024
Tunisia (USD mn) 41,208.9 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2024
Turkey (USD mn) 506,822.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1989 - Mar 2024

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Vietnam Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.1 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 14,496.183 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.6 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 137,176.1 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 34.2 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Forecast: Government Expenditure (VND bn) 3,847,663.157 2029 yearly 1998 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (VND bn) 4,962,723.370 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (VND bn) 3,244,030.930 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
State Govt Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Current (VND bn) 551,451.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
State Govt Budget: ytd: Expenditure excl Principal Payment (VND bn) 803,620.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
State Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Special Consumption Tax (VND bn) 54,589.012 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
State Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Value Added Tax (VND bn) 245,199.807 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
State Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue (VND bn) 1,020,640.197 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
GD: Outstanding: External: VND (VND bn) 974,993.410 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
GD: Outstanding: Domestic: VND (VND bn) 2,273,475.050 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 9.484 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,049.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 37,792.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Aug 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 15.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,160,500.129 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 181,327.032 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 57,511.959 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 33,742.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Aug 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 14.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,471,771.739 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,625,053.469 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 11,797.134 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,237.513 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 5,731.358 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 12,992.810 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Aug 2024
Exports: China (USD) 2,888,701,593.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: Australia (USD) 293,830,219.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: Japan (USD) 1,467,599,017.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: United States (USD) 4,562,588,364.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: Canada (USD) 314,331,082.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: ytd: Aqua Products (USD mn) 6,307.267 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1998 - Aug 2024
Exports: ytd: Footwear (USD mn) 14,952.740 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1998 - Aug 2024
Exports: ytd: Crude Oil (USD mn) 1,292.487 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Aug 2024
Exports: ytd: Textiles and Garments (USD mn) 24,350.260 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1998 - Aug 2024
Exports: ytd: Rice (USD mn) 3,849.479 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Aug 2024
Imports: Singapore (USD) 370,217,737.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Imports: Thailand (USD) 1,010,176,779.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Imports: Australia (USD) 388,919,219.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Imports: China (USD) 6,536,188,277.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Imports: United States of America (USD) 1,363,320,562.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Imports: ytd: Garments (USD mn) 9,685.822 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Aug 2024
Imports: ytd: Machinery and Spare Parts (USD mn) 31,363.788 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Imports: ytd: Petroleum (USD mn) 5,503.106 Aug 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Aug 2024
Imports: ytd: Steel Products (USD mn) 7,907.350 Aug 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Aug 2024
Imports: ytd: Computers, Electronic Product (USD mn) 69,237.206 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Aug 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 207.281 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 200.219 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 130.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 5,221.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 6.6 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 3,630.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.3 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -529.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.3 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -98.0 Dec 2014 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2014
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -83.000 Dec 2014 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2014
External Debt (USD mn) 144,690.8 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 36.1 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 38,154.0 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 9.3 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 5.931 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 34.200 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 140,458.600 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 591,051.206 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2023
M2 Growth (%) 10.2 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 3.0 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 2010 - Aug 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 85,801.6 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 3.000 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 2010 - Aug 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.6 May 2024 monthly Mar 1997 - May 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 764.200 May 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 548,147.2 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1992 - Nov 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.5 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 592,595.633 Jul 2024 monthly Apr 2012 - Jul 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 15.30 Jul 2024 monthly Apr 2013 - Jul 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 128.68 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Foreign Reserves: Foreign Exchange (USD mn) 89,097.780 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2024
Foreign Reserves: Total Include Gold (USD mn) 91,682.234 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 61.543 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019

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