Vietnam Government Debt: % of GDP

2010 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Vietnam Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Vietnam Government debt accounted for 31.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 33.2 % in the previous year.
  • Vietnam government debt to GDP ratio data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2010 to Dec 2024.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 52.7 % in Dec 2016 and a record low of 31.8 % in Dec 2024.

The Ministry of Finance provides annual Government Debt as % Nominal GDP. Data for 2019 and 2020 are estimated values reported by the Ministry of Finance.


Related information about Vietnam Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Vietnam National Government Debt reached 150.6 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 476.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.

View Vietnam's Government Debt: % of GDP from 2010 to 2024 in the chart:

Vietnam Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Vietnam's Government Debt: % of GDP in 2024?

Vietnam Government debt accounted for 31.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 33.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
31.8 2024 33.2 2023 31.8 2024 52.7 2016 % yearly 2010 - 2024

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 53.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 47.8 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (%) 73.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 50.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 38.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (%) 82.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 96.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 23.8 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 106.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 78.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 26.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 26.0 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Canada (%) 69.3 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (%) 43.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
China (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Colombia (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) 57.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 60.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 43.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 29.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 63.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 23.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
European Union (%) 81.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 88.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
France (%) 110.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 35.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ghana (%) 61.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 151.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Hungary (%) 75.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 63.4 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
India (%) 56.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) 39.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 5.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Ireland (%) 33.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) 66.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Italy (%) 138.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 212.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 91.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 23.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) 69.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 47.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 44.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Latvia (%) 48.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 23.6 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Lithuania (%) 39.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (%) 53.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 46.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 80.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 60.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 38.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 38.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 71.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (%) 42.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) 46.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 37.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) 53.3 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Oman (%) 35.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 68.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 151.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 63.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 38.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 31.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 63.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 58.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Portugal (%) 97.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 57.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 14.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 29.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 43.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 173.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 63.2 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2025
Slovenia (%) 69.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 78.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 103.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 95.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Sweden (%) 33.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) 23.0 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Taiwan (%) 29.0 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Tunisia (%) 81.2 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Turkey (%) 24.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Ukraine (%) 89.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025

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Vietnam Key Series

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: Domestic: VND (VND bn) 2,467,627.300 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
GD: Outstanding: External: VND (VND bn) 960,418.980 2023 yearly 2002 - 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: Australia (USD) 293,830,219.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: China (USD) 2,888,701,593.000 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
Exports: Japan (USD) 1,467,599,017.000 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: 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
Imports: Thailand (USD) 1,010,176,779.000 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
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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