Vietnam - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Vietnam was 5.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 6.05 in 2012, while its lowest value was -10.92 in 2008.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1996 -8.19
1997 -5.69
1998 -3.95
1999 4.10
2000 3.55
2001 2.09
2002 -1.72
2003 -4.88
2004 -2.11
2005 -0.97
2006 -0.25
2007 -8.98
2008 -10.92
2009 -6.23
2010 -3.69
2011 0.17
2012 6.05
2013 4.52
2014 5.03
2015 -1.06
2016 0.30
2017 -0.74
2018 2.41
2019 5.00
2020 5.51

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments