Vietnam: Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars
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| Vietnam |
Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 20.17 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | billion U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2024 |
| Average | 4.52 |
| Min - Max | 0.00 - 20.17 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2024 is 20.17 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 18.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 7.99 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 183 countries. Historically, the average for Vietnam from 1970 to 2024 is 4.52 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 20.17 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2024.
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Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 103.30 | 2023 | percent |
| Trade openness | 164.82 | 2023 | percent |
| Financial openness | -0.171 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 86.47 | 2023 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 375.15 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | -1.22 | 2023 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 78.35 | 2023 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 339.93 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 4.23 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 20.17 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 252.00 | 2014 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | 5.89 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 8.12 | 2023 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 30.71 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 83.08 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 3.26 | 2023 | percent |
| Remittances | 14,000.00 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -29,185.00 | 2024 | million USD |
| External debt | 32.76 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 24.75 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 38.06 | 2023 | percent |