Vietnam - Roads

Roads, goods transported (million ton-km)

The value for Roads, goods transported (million ton-km) in Vietnam was 30,261 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30,261 in 2009 and a minimum value of 12,338 in 2003.

Definition: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.

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Year Value
2003 12,338
2004 14,939
2005 17,668
2006 20,537
2007 24,647
2008 27,968
2009 30,261

Roads, paved (% of total roads)

Roads, paved (% of total roads) in Vietnam was 47.62 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 47.62 in 2007, while its lowest value was 23.50 in 1990.

Definition: Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.

Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.

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Year Value
1990 23.50
1991 23.90
1992 24.40
1993 24.90
1994 25.40
1995 25.90
1996 25.10
1997 25.10
1998 25.10
2004 43.89
2006 46.96
2007 47.62

Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km)

The value for Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km) in Vietnam was 59,735 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59,735 in 2009 and a minimum value of 30,459 in 2003.

Definition: Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled.

Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.

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Year Value
2003 30,459
2004 34,266
2005 38,602
2006 43,569
2007 49,372
2008 54,221
2009 59,735

Roads, total network (km)

The value for Roads, total network (km) in Vietnam was 160,089 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 160,089 in 2007 and a minimum value of 93,300 in 1996.

Definition: Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country.

Source: International Road Federation, World Road Statistics and electronic files, except where noted.

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Year Value
1990 96,100
1991 98,000
1992 100,000
1993 102,000
1994 104,000
1995 106,048
1996 93,300
1997 93,300
1998 93,300
2004 137,359
2006 151,632
2007 160,089

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation