Vietnam External Debt
2010 - 2024 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Vietnam External Debt
- Vietnam External Debt reached 132.5 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 140.4 USD bn in the previous year.
- Vietnam External Debt: USD mn data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2010 to Dec 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 144.9 USD bn in Dec 2022 and a record low of 44.3 USD bn in Dec 2010.
The Ministry of Finance provides annual External Debt in USD.
Related information about Vietnam External Debt
- In the latest reports of Vietnam, Current Account recorded a surplus of 8.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 5.4 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- Vietnam Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 140.0 USD mn in Jun 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 714.0 USD mn in Jun 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 476.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.
View Vietnam's External Debt from 2010 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Vietnam's External Debt in 2024?
Vietnam External Debt reached 132.5 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 140.4 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132,510.6 2024 | 140,416.6 2023 | 44,349.0 2010 | 144,857.6 2022 | USD mn | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
External Debt by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 12,436.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 3,838.0 Dec 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2019 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 305,042.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 6,865.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 1,967,406.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 915,577.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 5,299.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 113,199.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 37,709.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 1,825,986.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 15,828.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 5,108.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 1,498.8 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 652,755.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 64,465.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 20,040.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 3,363,416.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 269,407.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 2,436,751.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 205,795.6 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Aug 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 52,854.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 274,227.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 253,488.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 675,848.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 58,111.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 161,230.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 47,546.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 19,891,982.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 723,824.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Jun 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 9,147,095.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 26,532.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 7,881,499.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | 29,110.3 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 686,052.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 1,969,904.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 306,651.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 29,346.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 747,163.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 424,412.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 4,861.6 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 3,745,731.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 162,557.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,291,705.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 36,547.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 4,695,896.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 44,162.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 172,653.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 41,807.5 Aug 2025 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Aug 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 738,080.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 5,209.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 72,069.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 12,746.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (USD mn) | 10,350.5 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 51,467.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 34,590.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 81,436.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 4,055,595.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 14,231.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (MWK mn) | 2,812,733.5 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 328,395.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 225,294.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 184,310.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 447,827.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 11,408.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 39,612.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 8,616.5 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 64,781.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 10,292.0 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) | 12,162.1 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 10,519.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 4,773,017.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 256,105.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 46,983.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 790,482.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 134,481.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 1,535.0 Dec 2018 | monthly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2018 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 48,132.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 27,613.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 115,113.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 148,873.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 532,035.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 533,862.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 194,500.0 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 259,675.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 304,968.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 57,254.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 2,340,160.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 165,583.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 74,360.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 179,244.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1985 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 3,111,849.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 56,068.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 62,400.0 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 1,166,909.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 2,462,106.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 236,510.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Tajikistan (USD mn) | 6,579.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Jun 2025 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 201,188.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 42,941.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 547,697.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Jun 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.7 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 14,414.626 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 11.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 150,597.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 31.8 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (VND bn) | 3,829,916.988 2030 | yearly | 1998 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (VND bn) | 5,860,710.158 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (VND bn) | 3,440,702.098 2030 | yearly | 1998 - 2030 |
| State Govt Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Current (VND bn) | 858,415.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| GD: Outstanding: External: VND (VND bn) | 960,418.980 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| GD: Outstanding: Domestic: VND (VND bn) | 2,467,627.300 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 9.484 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,128.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 39,111.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 15.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 1,286,280.590 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 214,236.565 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 77,843.340 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 37,983.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 16.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,579,374.106 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,570,776.356 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 13,408.355 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 1,766.588 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 7,256.203 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 16,427.450 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| 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: China (USD) | 2,888,701,593.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Exports: Australia (USD) | 293,830,219.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Exports: Canada (USD) | 314,331,082.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Imports: China (USD) | 6,536,188,277.000 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: 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: Australia (USD) | 388,919,219.000 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Apr 2019 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 207.281 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 200.219 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 140.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 8,723.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 6.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 5,400.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 4.2 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -714.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| 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) | 132,510.6 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 27.9 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 35,109.2 2023 | yearly | 1981 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 8.1 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 3.133 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 33.500 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 4.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 140,458.600 Nov 2023 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Nov 2023 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 591,051.206 Nov 2023 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Nov 2023 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 10.2 Nov 2023 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2023 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 3.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 80,279.8 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jul 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 3.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.0 Jul 2025 | monthly | Mar 1997 - Jul 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1,070.110 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jul 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 548,147.2 Nov 2023 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Nov 2023 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 11.5 Nov 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Nov 2023 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 705,950.707 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 20.10 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 127.65 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Reserves: Foreign Exchange (USD mn) | 82,344.140 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Reserves: Total Include Gold (USD mn) | 85,153.168 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Competitiveness Index (Score) | 61.543 2019 | yearly | 2017 - 2019 |
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