Viet Nam — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Viet Nam, 1996–2025.
Inflation for Viet Nam was 3.31% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1996 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 23.12% in 2008. The lowest was -1.71% in 2000 (about -1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.84% per year.
Viet Nam ranks 88 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Viet Nam sits above it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 86% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 424%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 9 of 28 economies; Japan (3.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 988% in 2002. That is 15% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1996 level: doubled by 2008.
World ranking. Climbed: 89th of 158 in 1996 → 159th of 163 in 2000 → 19th of 186 in 2010 → 60th of 178 in 2020 → 78th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1996 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 3.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 3.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.16% | +1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 1.83% | -1.4 pp |
| 2020 | 3.22% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 3.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 3.52% | +0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 2.67% | +2.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.63% | -3.5 pp |
| 2014 | 4.08% | -2.5 pp |
| 2013 | 6.59% | -2.5 pp |
| 2012 | 9.09% | -9.6 pp |
| 2011 | 18.68% | +9.5 pp |
| 2010 | 9.21% | +2.5 pp |
| 2009 | 6.72% | -16.4 pp |
| 2008 | 23.12% | +14.8 pp |
| 2007 | 8.34% | +0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 7.42% | -0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 8.28% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 7.75% | +4.5 pp |
| 2003 | 3.23% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 3.83% | +4.3 pp |
| 2001 | -0.43% | +1.3 pp |
| 2000 | -1.71% | -5.8 pp |
| 1999 | 4.12% | -3.1 pp |
| 1998 | 7.27% | +4.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.21% | -2.5 pp |
| 1996 | 5.67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Viet Nam’s Inflation in 1997?
3.21% (1997). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1996 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -41.7% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 3.31%; 2024: 3.62%; 2023: 3.25%; 2022: 3.16%; 2021: 1.83%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.