Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Vietnam

Current account balance in Vietnam in 2031 — 0.6%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2.2 pp.

2031 0.6% −0.8 pp vs 2030
World rank 57of 188
Period maximum 6.7%2025
Period minimum -10%1995

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Vietnam, 1980–2031-10-5051019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -1.6%1981: -4.2%1982: -2.6%1983: -1.9%1984: -1.6%1985: -5%1986: -3.4%1987: -2.6%1988: -2.6%1989: -7.3%1990: -3.2%1991: -1.4%1992: -0.1%1993: -8.3%1994: -9%1995: -10%1996: -6.4%1997: -4.5%1998: -4%1999: 3.2%2000: 2.1%2001: 2.2%2002: -1.4%2003: -3.8%2004: -2.5%2005: -0.8%2006: -0.2%2007: -7.1%2008: -8.6%2009: -5.1%2010: -3%2011: 0.1%2012: 4.7%2013: 3.6%2014: 3.7%2015: -0.9%2016: 0.2%2017: -0.6%2018: 1.9%2019: 3.8%2020: 4.3%2021: -2.2%2022: 0.3%2023: 6.4%2024: 6.6%2025: 6.7%2026: 5.3%2027: 4.4%2028: 3.2%2029: 2.3%2030: 1.4%2031: 0.6%
Change over the period: +2.2 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 0.6%
World computed 0.28%
East Asia & Pacific computed 3.13%
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.02%
Current account balance — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 0.6 −0.8 pp
2030 1.4 −0.9 pp
2029 2.3 −0.9 pp
2028 3.2 −1.2 pp
2027 4.4 −0.9 pp
2026 5.3 −1.4 pp
2025 6.7 +0.1 pp
2024 6.6 +0.2 pp
2023 6.4 +6.1 pp
2022 0.3 +2.5 pp
2021 -2.2 −6.5 pp
2020 4.3 +0.5 pp
2019 3.8 +1.9 pp
2018 1.9 +2.5 pp
2017 -0.6 −0.8 pp
2016 0.2 +1.1 pp
2015 -0.9 −4.6 pp
2014 3.7 +0.1 pp
2013 3.6 −1.1 pp
2012 4.7 +4.6 pp
2011 0.1 +3.1 pp
2010 -3 +2.1 pp
2009 -5.1 +3.5 pp
2008 -8.6 −1.5 pp
2007 -7.1 −6.9 pp
2006 -0.2 +0.6 pp
2005 -0.8 +1.7 pp
2004 -2.5 +1.3 pp
2003 -3.8 −2.4 pp
2002 -1.4 −3.6 pp
2001 2.2 +0.1 pp
2000 2.1 −1.1 pp
1999 3.2 +7.2 pp
1998 -4 +0.5 pp
1997 -4.5 +1.9 pp
1996 -6.4 +3.6 pp
1995 -10 −1 pp
1994 -9 −0.7 pp
1993 -8.3 −8.2 pp
1992 -0.1 +1.3 pp
1991 -1.4 +1.8 pp
1990 -3.2 +4.1 pp
1989 -7.3 −4.7 pp
1988 -2.6 +0 pp
1987 -2.6 +0.8 pp
1986 -3.4 +1.6 pp
1985 -5 −3.4 pp
1984 -1.6 +0.3 pp
1983 -1.9 +0.7 pp
1982 -2.6 +1.6 pp
1981 -4.2 −2.6 pp
1980 -1.6

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.