Viet Nam's IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) was US$13.58 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 12.36% from US$12.09 billion in 2014 (1.17% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$13.58 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$15.33 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$12.09 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$16.38 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$0 | 1978 |
| Average since 2015 | US$14.63 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$0 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Viet Nam's IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) fell US$947.44 million on 2023 (from US$14.53 billion to US$13.58 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$480.63 million and a typical year strayed about US$578.85 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 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$1.57 billion in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was US$947.44 million 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 14th highest value of the 116 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$13.58 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$174.92 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Viet Nam in the 2024 ranking
- Philippines — 10th of 116: US$14.6 billion
- Mexico — 11th of 116: US$14.27 billion
- Kenya — 12th of 116: US$13.82 billion
- Ethiopia — 14th of 116: US$12.76 billion
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 15th of 116: US$12.3 billion
- Tanzania — 16th of 116: US$12.1 billion
What this measures
IBRD loans and IDA credits are public and publicly guaranteed debt extended by the World Bank Group. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) lends at market rates. Credits from the International Development Association (IDA) are at concessional rates. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 47 values
| Year | IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,584,976,000 |
| 2023 | 14,532,411,000 |
| 2022 | 15,108,866,000 |
| 2021 | 16,007,662,000 |
| 2020 | 16,378,462,000 |
| 2019 | 15,326,640,000 |
| 2018 | 14,967,784,000 |
| 2017 | 14,683,316,000 |
| 2016 | 13,109,902,000 |
| 2015 | 12,638,337,000 |
IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$1.65 billion (2024)
- China — US$14.69 billion (2024)
- Fiji — US$574.7 million (2024)
- Indonesia — US$21.57 billion (2024)
- Lao PDR — US$886.79 million (2024)
- Mongolia — US$803.6 million (2024)
- Myanmar — US$1.45 billion (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — US$583.88 million (2024)
- Philippines — US$14.6 billion (2024)
- Samoa — US$89.87 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Viet Nam
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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 IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)?
- US$13.58 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Viet Nam rank?
- 14th highest of 116 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) unusual for Viet Nam?
- In 2024, Viet Nam's IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) fell US$947.44 million on 2023 (from US$14.53 billion to US$13.58 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$480.63 million and a typical year strayed about US$578.85 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 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.MWBG.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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