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Viet Nam

VNM · East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income

49.1MERI readiness
40Global rank
476.4BGDP (2024)
101MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		2024476,388,230,307.2WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20247.1WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20243.6WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20286.2IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		2024100,987,686WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 63.6
  • Coverage 100%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 0
PillarScore
Biz Entry
Components		65.5
Contract Enf
Components		64.2
Corruption
Components		40
Digital Infra
Components		29.6
FDIRRI
Components		21.9
Fin Access
Components		5
Human Cap
Components		72.9
IP Protect
Components		41.6
Labor
Components		75.6
LPI
Components		66
Security Rol
Components		41.6
Trade Open
Components		67
Data Confidence Score93
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		41.9
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		49.3
Talent Operating
Pillars		57.5

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.3
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

41
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

0
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.3
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.3
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.1

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 3 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 3 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

99 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance2022125WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-1.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.3WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202541TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance20240WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.3WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.3WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-1.1WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202399.8WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202423.7WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra202177.5WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20223.3WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024127.6WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics2024108LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20247.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics202413.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20246.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20244.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics202413.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics202410.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20248LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20244.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20244.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20246.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202430LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202427.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202448LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20243.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics2024187.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20240.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202483LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202486.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20240.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro20283.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro20246.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro2024476,388,230,307.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20247.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro20244,717.3WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20243.6WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20283.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20181.8WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro202424,164.9WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20286.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20242.4WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20251.5WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202437.6WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202820.1IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202471.9WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202427.2IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202429.6WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202576.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202555.9B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202562.5B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202569.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20243.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202555.9B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202541TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20245IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202478.1OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202576.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.7UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202573.6WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202572.9UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202441.6WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202566LPI2Modified BSD3
OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
OECD.STRI		meri_readiness20250.4OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202441.6WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202562.1OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202886.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202648.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202648.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202296.1WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202447.6WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202572.8WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202474.7WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20240.6WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social2024100,987,686WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202438.5WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20244.2WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade202344.3WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024404,824,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024380,515,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20223.7WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade2024173.9WDICC BY 4.0
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