Viet Nam — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Viet Nam, 1985–2025.
GDP growth for Viet Nam was 8.02% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 41 years, from 1985 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.54% in 1995. The lowest was 2.55% in 2021 (about 3.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.88% per year.
Viet Nam ranks 13 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 6%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Viet Nam sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 16% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 15%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 2 of 36 economies; Timor-Leste (6.98%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 234% in 2022. That is 27% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1985 level: doubled by 1992. Doubling roughly every 37 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 72nd of 168 in 1985 → 54th of 176 in 1990 → 37th of 199 in 2000 → 54th of 209 in 2010 → 16th of 209 in 2020 → 10th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1985 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.02% | +1.0 pp |
| 2024 | 7.04% | +2.1 pp |
| 2023 | 4.98% | -3.6 pp |
| 2022 | 8.54% | +6.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.55% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.87% | -4.5 pp |
| 2019 | 7.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.47% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 6.94% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 6.69% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 6.99% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 6.42% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 5.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 6.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 6.42% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.66% | -1.5 pp |
| 2007 | 7.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 6.98% | -0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 7.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 7.54% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 6.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 6.19% | -0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 6.79% | +2.0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.77% | -1.0 pp |
| 1998 | 5.76% | -2.4 pp |
| 1997 | 8.15% | -1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 9.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 9.54% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 8.84% | +0.8 pp |
| 1993 | 8.07% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 8.65% | +2.7 pp |
| 1991 | 5.96% | +0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -2.3 pp |
| 1989 | 7.36% | +2.2 pp |
| 1988 | 5.14% | +1.6 pp |
| 1987 | 3.58% | +0.8 pp |
| 1986 | 2.79% | -1.0 pp |
| 1985 | 3.81% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Viet Nam’s GDP growth in 1986?
2.79% (1986). 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 annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Viet Nam’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1985 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +110.7% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. 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: 2025: 8.02%; 2024: 7.04%; 2023: 4.98%; 2022: 8.54%; 2021: 2.55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). 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.