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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 23 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 22.8 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” state-controlled broadcast media, with oversight from the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC); state-controlled national TV provider, Vietnam Television (VTV), has several channels with regional broadcasting…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .vn
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 78% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 2.316 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 128 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 129 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” rice, vegetables, sugarcane, cassava, maize, pork, fruits, bananas, coconuts, coffee (2023)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on alcohol and tobacco.text β€” 1.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on food.text β€” 34.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $83.707 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $68.818 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $1.402 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $25.793 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” $28.047 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $34.426 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” lower middle-income socialist East Asian economy; rapid economic growth since Đổi Mα»›i reforms; strong investment and productivity growth; tourism and manufacturing hub; TPP signatory; declining poverty aside from ethnic…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” dong (VND) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 23,208.368 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 23,159.783 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 23,271.212 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 23,787.319 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 24,164.886 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” broadcasting equipment, garments, integrated circuits, machine parts, footwear (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” USA 28%, China 20%, Japan 6%, Hong Kong 4%, Germany 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $385.241 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $374.986 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $429.383 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $476.388 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 86.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 8.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 54.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -78.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 30.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 1.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 11.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 37.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 42.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022.text β€” 36.1 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 28.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 2.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” integrated circuits, broadcasting equipment, fabric, plastics, telephones (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 49%, Singapore 6%, Japan 6%, Hong Kong 5%, Taiwan 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $369.746 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $339.785 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $398.672 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 8.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, mobile phones
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 3.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 3.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 3.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 57.133 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 4.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2017.text β€” 58.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data in…
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $1.294 trillion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $1.359 trillion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $1.456 trillion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 8.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 5.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 7.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $13,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $13,500 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $14,400 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 3.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 3.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 3.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $86.54 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $92.238 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $83.082 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 1.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 1.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 1.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 6.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 6.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 96.099 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.exports.text β€” 815,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 43.637 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.production.text β€” 51.519 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.proven reserves.text β€” 3.116 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 1.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 50.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 34.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 9.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 4.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 277.501 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.exports.text β€” 933.237 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.imports.text β€” 3.106 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 85.725 million kW (2023 est.)
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