Vietnam Government Debt: % of GDP
2010 - 2020 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Vietnam Government debt accounted for 48.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2020, compared with the ratio of 48.0 % in the previous year. Vietnam government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2010 to Dec 2020. The data reached an all-time high of 52.7 % in Dec 2016 and a record low of 39.4 % in Dec 2012. The Ministry of Finance provides annual Government Debt as % Nominal GDP. Data for 2019 and 2020 are estimated values reported by the Ministry of Finance.
In the latest reports, Vietnam National Government Debt reached 125.2 USD bn in Dec 2019. The country's Nominal GDP reached 271.2 USD bn in Dec 2020.
View Vietnam's Government Debt: % of GDP from 2010 to 2020 in the chart:
What was Vietnam's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2020?
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.5 2020 | 48.0 2019 | 39.4 2012 | 52.7 2016 | % | yearly | 2010 - 2020 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 76.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Algeria (%) | 30.7 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Argentina (%) | 99.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Armenia (%) | 60.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2020 |
| Australia (%) | 34.7 2019 | yearly | 1999 - 2019 |
| Austria (%) | 79.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 6.4 2010 | yearly | 2008 - 2010 |
| Bahrain (%) | 98.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 21.3 2020 | yearly | 2010 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 22.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| Belgium (%) | 113.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2020 |
| Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 23.0 2019 | yearly | 2007 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) | 13.9 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Dec 2019 |
| Brazil (%) | 89.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 25.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Cambodia (%) | 28.1 2019 | yearly | 2013 - 2019 |
| Canada (%) | 54.0 2020 | yearly | 1962 - 2020 |
| Chile (%) | 32.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| China (%) | 20.6 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
| Colombia (%) | 65.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Croatia (%) | 86.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Cyprus (%) | 119.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 38.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Denmark (%) | 42.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Ecuador (%) | 57.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Egypt (%) | 66.3 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Dec 2019 |
| Estonia (%) | 18.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| European Union (%) | 89.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Finland (%) | 66.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| France (%) | 116.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Georgia (%) | 54.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Germany (%) | 70.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Ghana (%) | 63.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Greece (%) | 199.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 41.9 2020 | yearly | 2003 - 2020 |
| Hungary (%) | 72.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2020 |
| Iceland (%) | 68.9 2019 | yearly | 1998 - 2019 |
| India (%) | 56.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 39.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2020 |
| Iran (%) | 15.8 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2020 |
| Ireland (%) | 62.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Israel (%) | 58.4 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Italy (%) | 154.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (%) | 224.8 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2020 |
| Jordan (%) | 85.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 23.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Kenya (%) | 68.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 41.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Kosovo (%) | 17.5 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
| Kuwait (%) | 4.2 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 68.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 44.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Lebanon (%) | 171.0 2019 | yearly | 1998 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (%) | 45.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 26.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2020 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2020 |
| Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (%) | 62.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2020 |
| Malta (%) | 53.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Mauritius (%) | 76.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 52.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Moldova (%) | 30.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Montenegro (%) | 85.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Morocco (%) | 65.0 2019 | yearly | 1994 - 2019 |
| Nepal (%) | 30.3 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (%) | 55.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| New Zealand (%) | 33.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Nigeria (%) | 18.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Norway (%) | 40.2 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Oman (%) | 55.8 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Pakistan (%) | 83.3 2019 | yearly | 2000 - 2019 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 89.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Panama (%) | 65.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Paraguay (%) | 27.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2020 |
| Peru (%) | 35.0 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2020 |
| Philippines (%) | 54.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Poland (%) | 56.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Portugal (%) | 133.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2020 |
| Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Romania (%) | 43.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2020 |
| Russia (%) | 15.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 31.4 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Sep 2020 |
| Serbia (%) | 57.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Singapore (%) | 150.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2020 |
| Slovakia (%) | 60.3 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Slovenia (%) | 78.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| South Africa (%) | 75.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Sep 2020 |
| Spain (%) | 114.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 98.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2020 |
| Sweden (%) | 37.7 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Switzerland (%) | 25.8 2018 | yearly | 1990 - 2018 |
| Taiwan (%) | 32.7 2019 | yearly | 1996 - 2019 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 44.8 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Thailand (%) | 44.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2020 |
| Tunisia (%) | 77.1 Dec 2018 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2018 |
| Turkey (%) | 42.6 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Ukraine (%) | 51.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| United Kingdom (%) | 100.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2020 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -5.2 2018 | yearly | 1990 - 2018 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 10,630.267 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2020 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 15.5 2020 | yearly | 2004 - 2020 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 125,215.3 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 48.5 2020 | yearly | 2010 - 2020 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (VND bn) | 2,967,497.525 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (VND bn) | 6,156,294.632 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (VND bn) | 2,521,842.977 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| State Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue (VND bn) | 1,323,100.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| State Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Value Added Tax (VND bn) | 310,209.600 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| State Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Special Consumption Tax (VND bn) | 89,094.700 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| State Govt Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Current (VND bn) | 1,190,848.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| State Govt Budget: ytd: Expenditure excl Principal Payment (VND bn) | 1,686,210.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2020 |
| GD: Outstanding: External: VND (VND bn) | 1,104,699.340 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| GD: Outstanding: Domestic: VND (VND bn) | 1,793,158.440 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 6.843 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 2,086.4 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 27,700.0 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 55.1 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 511,130.993 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 159,636.486 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 44,110.322 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 27,904.8 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 41.3 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,748,985.842 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 973,341.948 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 8,183.255 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2021 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,049.427 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Oct 2020 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 5,700.444 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 9,156.066 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: United States (USD) | 4,562,588,364.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Exports: Japan (USD) | 1,467,599,017.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Exports: Australia (USD) | 293,830,219.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Exports: China (USD) | 2,888,701,593.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Exports: Canada (USD) | 314,331,082.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Exports: ytd: Crude Oil (USD mn) | 151.678 Jan 2021 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: ytd: Textiles and Garments (USD mn) | 2,660.832 Jan 2021 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: ytd: Aqua Products (USD mn) | 611.161 Jan 2021 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: ytd: Footwear (USD mn) | 1,868.068 Jan 2021 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Exports: ytd: Rice (USD mn) | 191.882 Jan 2021 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2021 |
| Imports: Australia (USD) | 388,919,219.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Imports: Singapore (USD) | 370,217,737.000 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: Thailand (USD) | 1,010,176,779.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Imports: China (USD) | 6,536,188,277.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Imports: ytd: Machinery and Spare Parts (USD mn) | 3,912.428 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Imports: ytd: Computers, Electronic Product (USD mn) | 5,659.342 Jan 2021 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2021 |
| Imports: ytd: Garments (USD mn) | 1,107.855 Jan 2021 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2021 |
| Imports: ytd: Steel Products (USD mn) | 841.377 Jan 2021 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2021 |
| Imports: ytd: Petroleum (USD mn) | 418.552 Jan 2021 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jan 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 75.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 8,368.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2020 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 4.8 2019 | yearly | 1989 - 2019 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 4,080.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 6.2 2019 | yearly | 1985 - 2019 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -98.0 Dec 2014 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2014 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.1 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -83.000 Dec 2014 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2014 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -16.000 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 122,779.6 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 47.1 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -0.009 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 48.500 2020 | yearly | 2010 - 2020 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 111,866.953 Dec 2019 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2019 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 429,871.294 Dec 2019 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2019 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 13.6 Dec 2019 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2019 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 3.0 Feb 2021 | monthly | Feb 2010 - Feb 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 88,351.2 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 3.000 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 2010 - Jan 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.7 Sep 2020 | monthly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2020 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 616.690 Sep 2020 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 370,807.0 Dec 2019 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2019 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 9.3 Dec 2019 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2019 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 374,501.400 Sep 2020 | monthly | Apr 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 10.21 Sep 2020 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Sep 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 137.91 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Foreign Reserves: Total Include Gold (USD mn) | 89,356.600 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Reserves: Foreign Exchange (USD mn) | 88,351.210 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Competitiveness Index (Score) | 61.543 2019 | yearly | 2017 - 2019 |
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