Data as of Aug 3, 2026, 12:23 AM

SERIAL · 704Asia

Vietnam

CapitalHanoi

CurrencyVND · Vietnamese đồng

LanguageVietnamese

Area331,338 km²

Since1804

ISOVNM · VN

Population

101.6Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Southeast Asia

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of Mainland Southeast Asia. With an area of about 331,000 square kilometres and a population of over 102 million, it is the world's 16th-most populous country. One of two communist states in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west; it lies along the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest and the South China Sea to the east, where it has shared and disputed maritime borders with other countries. Its capital is Hanoi, while its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City.

Text: Wikipedia — VietnamCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Capital: Hanoi
Currency: Vietnamese đồng (VND)
Official language: Vietnamese
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +84
Licence plate code: VN
Top-level domain: .vn
Independence / founding: 1804
Highest point: Fansipan (3,147 m)
Lowest point: South China Sea
Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-03

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

47.4%% of land area

#57 of 2132023

150% of world average

Forest area

148,708km²

#45 of 2132023

79% of world average

Agricultural land

39.2%% of land area

#99 of 2092023

106% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

21.5%% of land area

#52 of 2062023

154% of world average

Land area

331,338km²

#67 of 2152023

51% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

101.6Mpeople

#16 of 2162025

268% of world average

Population growth

0.6%% per year

#129 of 2162025

61% of world average

Population density

320people per km²

#37 of 2152023

71% of world average

People living in cities

38.8%% of population

#176 of 2162025

61% of world average

Urban population growth

1.5%% per year

#96 of 2162025

97% of world average

People living rurally

61.2%% of population

#41 of 2162025

167% of world average

Population aged 0-14

22.9%% of population

#108 of 2162025

91% of world average

Population aged 15-64

67.6%% of population

#54 of 2162025

106% of world average

Population aged 65+

9.5%% of population

#103 of 2162025

88% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

47.8%% of working-age population

#163 of 2162025

83% of world average

Female population

51.0%% of population

#60 of 2162025

102% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#109 of 2162024

81% of world average

Birth rate

13.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#108 of 2162024

78% of world average

Death rate

6.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#132 of 2162024

86% of world average

Net migration

-48,171people (5-year total)

#194 of 2162025

-43748% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.3%% of population

#204 of 2152024

2% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$514.70Bcurrent US$

#32 of 2112025

93% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$1.84Tcurrent int'l $

#23 of 1992025

176% of world average

GDP per person

$5,066current US$

#138 of 2112025

21% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$18,088current int'l $

#113 of 1992025

54% of world average

GDP growth

8.0%% per year

#12 of 2102025

237% of world average

GDP per person growth

7.4%% per year

#8 of 2102025

310% of world average

Gross national income

$500.21Bcurrent US$

#32 of 2042025

88% of world average

Gross national income per person

$4,970current US$

#130 of 2032025

25% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$17,580current int'l $

#111 of 1972025

55% of world average

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Inflation

3.3%% per year

#103 of 1902025

38% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

3.3%% per year

#108 of 2092025

47% of world average

Real interest rate

7.0%%

#43 of 1342023

170% of world average

Lending interest rate

9.3%%

#60 of 1342023

82% of world average

Government consumption

9.4%% of GDP

#161 of 1812025

54% of world average

Household consumption

53.2%% of GDP

#129 of 1812025

82% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

30.8%% of GDP

#27 of 1782025

132% of world average

Fixed investment

29.2%% of GDP

#22 of 1732025

131% of world average

Gross savings

37.0%% of GDP

#15 of 1682024

169% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$20.17Bcurrent US$

#22 of 2012024

240% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

4.2%% of GDP

#52 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.1%% of GDP

#122 of 1792024

6% of world average

Current account balance

6.3%% of GDP

#30 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$85.58Bcurrent US$

#34 of 1772025

85% of world average

External debt

$132.91Bcurrent US$

#106 of 1212024

172% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

360-100

#89 of 1472022

101% of world average

People below the poverty line

1.6%% of population

#72 of 1472022

13% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

28.1%%

#86 of 1472022

101% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.6%%

#94 of 1472022

93% of world average

Stock market value

61.4%% of GDP

#28 of 882025

81% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$2.31Bcurrent US$

not enough data to rank2004

45% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.2%% of GNI

#116 of 1372023

3% of world average

Exchange rate

24,165local currency per US$

#3 of 2112024

1666% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

11.6%% of GDP

#64 of 1992025

117% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

37.6%% of GDP

#21 of 2022025

154% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

24.5%% of GDP

#10 of 1952025

223% of world average

Services' share of the economy

42.7%% of GDP

#176 of 2022025

74% of world average

3 of 39 figures unavailable for Vietnam.

— TRADE —

Exports

98.2%% of GDP

#9 of 1872025

227% of world average

Imports

92.1%% of GDP

#15 of 1872025

185% of world average

Trade balance

6.2%% of GDP

#29 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

180.0%% of GDP

#5 of 2052025

279% of world average

Goods exported

$472.93Bcurrent US$

#17 of 2072025

382% of world average

Goods imported

$453.78Bcurrent US$

#19 of 2072025

360% of world average

Services exported

$25.02Bcurrent US$

#48 of 1912024

52% of world average

Services imported

$35.60Bcurrent US$

#39 of 1912024

81% of world average

Goods and services exported

$431.55Bcurrent US$

#22 of 1912024

247% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$398.71Bcurrent US$

#23 of 1912024

236% of world average

High-tech share of exports

44.3%% of manufactured exports

#11 of 1792023

365% of world average

Terms of trade

107index

#89 of 2062024

101% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

74.7 yrsyears

#107 of 2162024

101% of world average

Life expectancy, women

79.4 yrsyears

#94 of 2162024

104% of world average

Life expectancy, men

70.1 yrsyears

#124 of 2162024

98% of world average

Infant deaths

12.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#95 of 1962024

65% of world average

Deaths under age 5

17.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#113 of 1962024

71% of world average

Maternal deaths

48per 100,000 live births

#100 of 1942023

41% of world average

Health spending

4.6%% of GDP

#135 of 1932023

67% of world average

Health spending per person

$197current US$

#129 of 1932023

14% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Vietnam.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Vietnam.

— WORK —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Vietnam.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$3.23Bcurrent US$

#39 of 1752020

87% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for Vietnam.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#140 of 2032024

95% of world average

Carbon emissions

431Mt CO2

#188 of 2032024

230% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

584Mt CO2-equivalent

#189 of 2032024

230% of world average

Protected land

7.6%% of land area

#172 of 2132025

40% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.5%% of territorial waters

#122 of 1742025

5% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

22.8%% of internal resources

#122 of 1772022

18% of world average

Renewable water available per person

3,606m³ per person

#75 of 1832022

26% of world average

Renewable energy use

24.2%% of final energy consumption

#95 of 2122021

83% of world average

Electricity from renewables

41.2%% of total

#69 of 2062021

119% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

50.9%% of total

#84 of 2092022

86% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#203 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

34.0%% of energy use

#64 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.8%% of GDP

#75 of 1562018

81% of world average

Military spending

$5.50Bcurrent US$

#44 of 1602018

33% of world average

Military spending

8.8%% of government spending

#37 of 1532018

119% of world average

Armed forces personnel

522,000people

#12 of 1702020

326% of world average

Armed forces

0.9%% of labour force

#72 of 1682020

75% of world average

Homicides

2per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2011

20% of world average

1 of 7 figures unavailable for Vietnam.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Vietnam.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Tiến Quân CaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Hanoi · approx. UTC+7

Neighbours

Cambodia

Laos

People's Republic of China

Landmarks

Citadel of the Hồ DynastyImage: Wikimedia Commons

Imperial Citadel of Thang LongImage: Wikimedia Commons

Phong Nha–Ke Bang National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Khiêm Cung Ký steleImage: Wikimedia Commons

Hoi An Ancient TownImage: Wikimedia Commons

Complex of Huế MonumentsImage: Wikimedia Commons

The Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and LandscapeImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Võ Nguyên GiápVietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)

Trương Tấn Sangformer president of Vietnam

Trần Đại Quang8th President of Vietnam (1956–2018)

Thích Nhất HạnhVietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)

Nguyễn Phú TrọngGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024

Le Duc ThoVietnamese diplomat (1911–1990)

Nguyễn Xuân Phúcformer President of Vietnam

Nguyễn Minh TriếtSixth President of Vietnam (2006-2011)

Nguyễn Tấn DũngPrime Minister of Vietnam

Tô LâmGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and leader of Vietnam since 2024

Thích Quảng ĐứcVietnamese monk who self-immolated in 1963

Lê Công VinhVietnamese professional football player

History

1804Vietnam — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population101.6M2025

GDP$514.70B2025

GDP per person$5,0662025