Vietnam External Debt

Current and historical external debt data for Vietnam, including latest value (28.85), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Vietnam
UNIT: percent of GNI
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-13 04:01:56
Economy Data Rating
Vietnam · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
71 / 100
Stable economy · limited data
Fiscal stability n/a
Macroeconomic stability 18.8 / 20
External stability 11.8 / 15
Financial robustness 7.2 / 15
Structural stability 0.4 / 10
Future capacity 6.6 / 10
Demographic capacity 4 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 68% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1989–2024 19892024
1989 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Vietnam · total external debt stocks as a percentage of gni.

1989–2024
28.85 percent of GNI
34.48 percent of GNI
37.15 percent of GNI
21 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1989 1996 2003 2010 2017 2024
external debt rate reference line

Countries by external debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 101.27
Jordan 90.13
Tunisia 77.7
Kazakhstan 62.6
Serbia 62.25
Nigeria 60.04
Bulgaria 55.14
Colombia 49.2

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
China 13
India 18.58
Indonesia 30.97
Brazil 28.66

Related indicators

internal links
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: DT.DOD.DECT.GN.ZS

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Vietnam Snapshot

country profile
Population 100.99 m
GDP 476.39 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 3.62%
Unemployment 1.52%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Lower middle income

Vietnam External Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is External Debt for Vietnam. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: vietnam external debt rate, external debt data vietnam, vietnam external debt statistics, vietnam percent of gni.