Viet Nam — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Viet Nam, 1997–2024.
Electricity access for Viet Nam was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 28 years, from 1997 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2017. The lowest was 78.40% in 1997 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.91% per year.
Viet Nam ranks 10 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 5%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Viet Nam sits level with it. It peaked in 2017 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 3 of 36 economies; Thailand (100.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 10% in 1998.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 77 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 111th of 159 in 1997 → 124th of 211 in 2000 → 116th of 215 in 2010 → 121st of 215 in 2020 → 10th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1997 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 99.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 97.9% | -1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 99% | +1.6 pp |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 93.1% | -2.9 pp |
| 2006 | 96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +5.1 pp |
| 2004 | 91% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 90.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 88.9% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 88.2% | +1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 86.99% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 86.18% | +7.8 pp |
| 1997 | 78.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Viet Nam’s Electricity access in 1998?
86.18% (1998). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Viet Nam’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1997 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +27.6% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 100%; 2023: 99.8%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 99.8%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.