GDP growth in Vietnam

Vietnam: GDP growth was 8.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
8.0%
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
13th
of 214 countries
All-time high
9.5%
in 1995
All-time low
2.6%
in 2021
Years of data
41
1985–2025

GDP growth in Vietnam, 1985–2025

2468101985200520251985: 3.8 annual %1986: 2.8 annual %1987: 3.6 annual %1988: 5.1 annual %1989: 7.4 annual %1990: 5.1 annual %1991: 6 annual %1992: 8.6 annual %1993: 8.1 annual %1994: 8.8 annual %1995: 9.5 annual %1996: 9.3 annual %1997: 8.2 annual %1998: 5.8 annual %1999: 4.8 annual %2000: 6.8 annual %2001: 6.2 annual %2002: 6.3 annual %2003: 6.9 annual %2004: 7.5 annual %2005: 7.5 annual %2006: 7 annual %2007: 7.1 annual %2008: 5.7 annual %2009: 5.4 annual %2010: 6.4 annual %2011: 6.4 annual %2012: 5.5 annual %2013: 5.6 annual %2014: 6.4 annual %2015: 7 annual %2016: 6.7 annual %2017: 6.9 annual %2018: 7.5 annual %2019: 7.4 annual %2020: 2.9 annual %2021: 2.6 annual %2022: 8.5 annual %2023: 5 annual %2024: 7 annual %2025: 8 annual %

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 8.0% for gdp growth in 2025.

The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp growth in Vietnam peaked at 9.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.

That places Vietnam 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.5% 2.8% 7.4% 5
1990s 7.4% 4.8% 9.5% 10
2000s 6.6% 5.4% 7.5% 10
2010s 6.6% 5.5% 7.5% 10
2020s 5.7% 2.6% 8.5% 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 10 Tajikistan 8.4% compare
  2. 11 Zimbabwe 8.1% compare
  3. 12 Benin 8.1% compare
  4. 14 Bhutan 8.0% compare
  5. 15 Uzbekistan 7.7% compare
  6. 16 India 7.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp growth in Vietnam?
Gdp growth in Vietnam was 8.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
How does Vietnam rank for gdp growth?
Vietnam ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is gdp growth rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.