Vietnam Current Account Balance

1996 - 2023 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Vietnam Current Account Balance

  • Vietnam Current Account recorded a surplus of 6.4 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with a surplus of 9.7 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Vietnam Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1996 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of -85.9 USD mn.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 9.7 USD bn in Sep 2023 and a record low of -6.2 USD bn in Jun 2021.
  • CEIC extends history for quarterly Current Account Balance. The State Bank of Vietnam provides Current Account Balance in USD. Current Account Balance prior to Q1 2012 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 5.8 USD bn in Dec 2023.
  • Vietnam Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 50.0 USD mn in Dec 2023.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 650.0 USD mn in Dec 2023.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 362.6 USD bn in Dec 2021.

View Vietnam's Current Account Balance from Mar 1996 to Dec 2023 in the chart:

Vietnam Current Account Balance

What was Vietnam's Current Account Balance in Dec 2023?

Vietnam Current Account recorded a surplus of 6.4 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with a surplus of 9.7 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6,375.0 Dec 2023 9,673.0 Sep 2023 -6,157.0 Jun 2021 9,673.0 Sep 2023 USD mn quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023

Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -145.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Algeria (USD mn) -2,970.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) -3,420.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2023
Armenia (USD mn) 201.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Australia (USD mn) 7,685.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2023
Austria (USD mn) 5,171.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1970 - Mar 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 1,655.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (USD mn) 569.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (USD mn) 1,331.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1997 - Jan 2024
Belarus (USD mn) -1,726.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Belgium (USD mn) -1,705.2 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2022
Bolivia (USD mn) -268.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -158.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Botswana (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Brazil (USD mn) -4,372.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Brunei (USD mn) -615.1 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn) 351.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) -87.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Canada (USD mn) -4,560.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1957 - Mar 2023
Chile (USD mn) -4,494.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
China (USD mn) 56,191.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Colombia (USD mn) -2,293.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Croatia (USD mn) -1,465.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -178.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Czech Republic (USD mn) 782.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 5,296.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 522.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Egypt (USD mn) -6,825.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Estonia (USD mn) 94.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2023
European Union (USD mn) 119,182.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Finland (USD mn) -1,912.9 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Apr 2023
France (USD mn) -1,071.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Georgia (USD mn) -200.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Germany (USD mn) 31,868.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 175.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Greece (USD mn) 1,855.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 9,111.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Hungary (USD mn) -964.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Dec 2023
Iceland (USD mn) -71.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2023
India (USD mn) -9,195.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1949 - Jun 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) -1,290.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2023
Iran (USD mn) 14,204.8 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 14,845.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Israel (USD mn) 10,541.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2023
Italy (USD mn) -1,662.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Apr 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) -4,350.1 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Japan (USD mn) 14,232.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Jordan (USD mn) -1,007.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) -2,092.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Kenya (USD mn) -446.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 7,671.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) -447.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (USD mn) 15,358.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -1,294.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Laos (USD mn) 67.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 23.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) -28.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) 333.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 1,576.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 2,782.4 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
North Macedonia (USD mn) 108.9 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2023
Malawi (USD mn) -1,752.1 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 54.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Malta (USD mn) 13.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) -183.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2023
Mexico (USD mn) -14,282.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Moldova (USD mn) -522.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) -144.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Feb 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) -278.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Morocco (USD mn) -172.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Mozambique (USD mn) -505.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Myanmar (USD mn) -256.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2023
Nepal (USD mn) 769.7 Jan 2024 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jan 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 27,762.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1967 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) -5,231.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1971 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,348.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Norway (USD mn) 27,310.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Oman (USD mn) 5,752.9 2022 yearly 1974 - 2022
Pakistan (USD mn) 198.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -529.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Panama (USD mn) -5,854.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2023
Paraguay (USD mn) -138.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Peru (USD mn) 1,633.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Philippines (USD mn) 106.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Poland (USD mn) 502.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 2,077.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 7,030.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Romania (USD mn) -1,480.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 2002 - Jan 2024
Russia (USD mn) 600.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 4,345.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 139.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 25,500.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) -146.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 359.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2023
South Africa (USD mn) -932.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2023
Spain (USD mn) 1,168.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 237.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Sudan (USD mn) -1,752.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 10,956.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 17,338.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1983 - Mar 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.4 2021 yearly 2010 - 2021
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 17,229.271 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 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) 3,571,723.530 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
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) 303,620.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
State Govt Budget: ytd: Expenditure excl Principal Payment (VND bn) 393,495.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
State Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue (VND bn) 539,539.600 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
State Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Special Consumption Tax (VND bn) 30,637.100 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
State Govt Budget: ytd: Revenue: Tax: Value Added Tax (VND bn) 125,801.300 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
GD: Outstanding: Domestic: VND (VND bn) 2,273,475.050 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
GD: Outstanding: External: VND (VND bn) 974,993.410 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 9.484 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,778.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 33,659.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,316,002.666 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
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) 30,881.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 9.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 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) 8,968.095 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,177.671 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 6,577.825 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 11,171.607 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2024
Exports: Australia (USD) 293,830,219.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: United States (USD) 4,562,588,364.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: Japan (USD) 1,467,599,017.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: Canada (USD) 314,331,082.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: China (USD) 2,888,701,593.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: ytd: Textiles and Garments (USD mn) 7,820.546 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 1998 - Mar 2024
Exports: ytd: Rice (USD mn) 1,426.901 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2024
Exports: ytd: Aqua Products (USD mn) 1,945.818 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 1998 - Mar 2024
Exports: ytd: Footwear (USD mn) 4,791.816 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 1998 - Mar 2024
Exports: ytd: Crude Oil (USD mn) 635.542 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2024
Imports: Thailand (USD) 1,010,176,779.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Imports: Singapore (USD) 370,217,737.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Imports: China (USD) 6,536,188,277.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Imports: Australia (USD) 388,919,219.000 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) 1,964.350 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Imports: ytd: Machinery and Spare Parts (USD mn) 6,561.643 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2024
Imports: ytd: Petroleum (USD mn) 2,104.815 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Mar 2024
Imports: ytd: Steel Products (USD mn) 1,883.749 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Feb 2024
Imports: ytd: Computers, Electronic Product (USD mn) 24,042.310 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 50.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 6,375.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 6.6 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 5,830.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.3 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -650.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
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) 144,857.6 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 36.1 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 33,233.0 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 9.3 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 7.265 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
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) 134,986.194 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 576,744.956 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
M2 Growth (%) 9.3 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2001 - Sep 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 3.0 Mar 2024 monthly Feb 2010 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 85,801.6 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 3.000 Mar 2024 monthly Feb 2010 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.0 Nov 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 666.030 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 534,452.3 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.9 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 561,718.920 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2012 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 12.90 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2013 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 128.68 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Foreign Reserves: Total Include Gold (USD mn) 90,082.297 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Foreign Reserves: Foreign Exchange (USD mn) 87,629.420 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 61.543 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019

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