Basic statistics of Viet Nam, 2023
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LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE |
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Population (million) |
100.3 |
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Population density per km² |
303 |
(39.2) |
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Under 15 (%) |
23.9 |
(17.0) |
Life expectancy at birth (years) |
74.6 |
(79.6) |
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Over 65 (%) |
9.2 |
(18.3) |
Men |
72.1 |
(77.0) |
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International migrant stock (% of population, 2020) |
0.1 |
(13.9) |
Women |
77.2 |
(82.4) |
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Latest 5-year average growth (%) |
0.8 |
(0.4) |
Latest general election |
May |
2021 |
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ECONOMY |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
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Key monetary policy rate (%, Nov-2024) |
4.50 |
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In current prices (billion USD) |
433.7 |
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Value added shares (%) |
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In current prices (billion VND) |
10320311 814.7 |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
11.86 |
(2.8) |
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Latest 5-year average real growth (%) |
5.25 |
(1.7) |
Industry including construction |
37.58 |
(27.2) |
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Per capita (thousand USD PPP)1 |
15.2 |
(59.0) |
Services |
42.29 |
(70.0) |
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT Per cent of GDP |
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Expenditure |
20.4 |
(42.9) |
Gross financial debt (2022) |
34.7 |
(109.6) |
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Revenue |
17.0 |
(38.1) |
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EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS |
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Exchange rate (VND per USD) |
23797.4 |
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Main exports (% of total merchandise exports, 2022) |
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PPP exchange rate (USA = 1) |
6 802.46 |
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Machinery and electronics |
45.8 |
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In per cent of GDP |
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Textiles and Clothing |
12.2 |
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Exports of goods and services |
86.5 |
(31.2) |
Miscellaneous |
7.7 |
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Imports of goods and services |
78.3 |
(31.2) |
Main imports (% of total merchandise imports, 2022) |
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Current account balance |
5.9 |
(-0.3) |
Machinery and electronics |
41.4 |
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Metals |
9.3 |
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Fuels |
7.5 |
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LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION |
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Employment rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
67.6 |
(58.0) |
Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (aged 15 and over, %) |
1.6 |
(4.8) |
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Men |
73.5 |
(65.5) |
Youth (aged 15-24, %) |
7.6 |
(10.6) |
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Women |
61.9 |
(50.8) |
Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %) |
0.3 |
(1.0) |
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Participation rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
68.9 |
(60.9) |
Tertiary educational attainment (aged 25-64, %)² |
14.7 |
(41.0) |
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Mean weekly hours worked |
42 |
(37.0) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2021) |
0.4 |
(2.9) |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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Total primary energy supply per capita (toe, 2022, OECD: 2023) |
1.0 |
(3.7) |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tons, 2022, OECD: 2023) |
3.0 |
(7.6) |
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Renewables (%, 2022, OECD: 2023) |
20.5 |
(12.5) |
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (1 000 m³, 2020) |
3.7 |
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Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 μg/m³ of PM 2.5, % of population, 2020) |
94.2 |
(56.5) |
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SOCIETY |
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Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2022, OECD: latest available) |
0. 374 |
(0.316) |
Education outcomes (PISA 2022 score) |
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Poverty gap at USD 3.65 a day (2017 PPP, %, 2022) |
1.1 |
Reading |
462 |
(476) |
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Public and private spending (% of GDP) |
Mathematics |
469 |
(472) |
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Health care (2021, OECD: 2023) |
4.6 |
(9.2) |
Science |
472 |
(485) |
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Education (public spending, % of GNI, 2021) |
4.6 |
(4.4) |
Share of women in parliament (%) |
30.3 |
(32.8) |
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Note: The year is indicated in parenthesis if it deviates from the year in the main title of this table. Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database, a simple OECD average of latest available data is calculated where data exist for at least 80% of member countries.
1. For Viet Nam, data refers to aged 25 and over.
Source: Calculations based on data extracted from databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, International Labour Organisation, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, World Bank.