Indonesia vs Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net

Indonesia

-14.35 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Vietnam

-19.57 billion BoP, current US$

in 2024

Indonesia rank

189th

Vietnam rank

191st

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Indonesia
Vietnam

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports -14.35 billion BoP, current US$ against -19.57 billion BoP, current US$ in Vietnam, a difference of 5.22 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Vietnam ahead.

Globally, Indonesia ranks 189th and Vietnam ranks 191st of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.