Viet Nam's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) was US$4.93 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7,486% from US$65 million in 2015 (54.17% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$4.93 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.26 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$65 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$5.71 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | −US$6.24 billion | 2007 |
| Average since 2016 | US$298.1 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$865 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Viet Nam's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$782 million on 2024 (from US$5.71 billion to US$4.93 billion).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +US$346.21 million and a typical year strayed about US$2.71 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$6.82 billion in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was US$4.93 billion in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$756.81 million a year. A straight line explains 56% 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 2025, Viet Nam had the 29th highest value of the 133 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.
Closest to Viet Nam in the 2025 ranking
- Croatia — 26th of 133: US$5.23 billion
- Panama — 27th of 133: US$5.1 billion
- Russian Federation — 28th of 133: US$5.04 billion
- Oman — 30th of 133: US$4.15 billion
- Costa Rica — 31st of 133: US$3.66 billion
- Cyprus — 32nd of 133: US$3.55 billion
What this measures
Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 21 values
| Year | Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,931,000,000 |
| 2024 | 5,713,000,000 |
| 2023 | 1,189,000,000 |
| 2022 | -1,512,000,000 |
| 2021 | -281,000,000 |
| 2020 | 1,256,000,000 |
| 2019 | -2,997,000,000 |
| 2018 | -3,021,000,000 |
| 2017 | -2,069,000,000 |
| 2016 | -228,000,000 |
Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$20.11 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — −US$599.11 million (2025)
- Cambodia — −US$146.84 million (2025)
- China — US$425.59 billion (2025)
- Fiji — US$61.56 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$7.32 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$62.54 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$9.2 billion (2025)
- Japan — −US$105.45 billion (2025)
- Kiribati
More economic policy & debt data for Viet Nam
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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 portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- US$4.93 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 670.06% from −US$865 million in 2005. The highest value was US$5.71 billion in 2024 and the lowest −US$6.24 billion in 2007.
- How does Viet Nam rank?
- 29th highest of 133 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Viet Nam?
- In 2025, Viet Nam's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$782 million on 2024 (from US$5.71 billion to US$4.93 billion). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +US$346.21 million and a typical year strayed about US$2.71 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.PTXL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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