Viet Nam's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) was US$55.52 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 288.21% from US$14.3 billion in 2014 (14.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$55.52 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$41.84 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$14.3 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$60.94 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$0 | 2008 |
| Average since 2015 | US$43.18 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$0 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Viet Nam's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) fell US$5.42 billion on 2023 (from US$60.94 billion to US$55.52 billion).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +US$4.06 billion and a typical year strayed about US$2.25 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$6.86 billion in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$5.42 billion in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$4.63 billion a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Viet Nam had the 12th highest value of the 86 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Viet Nam | US$55.52 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$1.94 trillion | 2024 |
Closest to Viet Nam in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Private nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 17 values
| Year | External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 55,517,883,000 |
| 2023 | 60,941,041,000 |
| 2022 | 60,117,859,798 |
| 2021 | 53,257,952,722 |
| 2020 | 46,770,742,982 |
| 2019 | 41,839,106,707 |
| 2018 | 35,980,193,090 |
| 2017 | 31,327,107,020 |
| 2016 | 25,853,895,904 |
| 2015 | 20,191,503,270 |
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$4.43 billion (2024)
- China — US$562.63 billion (2024)
- Fiji — US$909.1 million (2024)
- Indonesia — US$102.05 billion (2024)
- Lao PDR — US$6.52 billion (2024)
- Mongolia — US$25.52 billion (2024)
- Myanmar — US$483.59 million (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — US$4.23 billion (2024)
- Philippines
More economic policy & debt data for Viet Nam
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$525.67 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$205.14 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$) — US$149.31 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$686.74 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$831.19 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$831.19 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$831.19 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Viet Nam's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)?
- US$55.52 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Viet Nam rank?
- 12th highest of 86 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) unusual for Viet Nam?
- In 2024, Viet Nam's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) fell US$5.42 billion on 2023 (from US$60.94 billion to US$55.52 billion). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +US$4.06 billion and a typical year strayed about US$2.25 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DPNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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