Vietnam External Debt 1981-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Vietnam external debt for 2022 was $146,627,006,160, a 4.84% increase from 2021.
  • Vietnam external debt for 2021 was $139,852,972,474, a 8.01% increase from 2020.
  • Vietnam external debt for 2020 was $129,479,293,931, a 5.7% increase from 2019.
  • Vietnam external debt for 2019 was $122,495,972,199, a 8.77% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
India $617
Indonesia $396
Egypt $163
Vietnam $147
Ukraine $139
Pakistan $127
Philippines $111
Nigeria $98
Bangladesh $97
Morocco $65
Angola $60
Sri Lanka $59
Uzbekistan $49
Ghana $45
Kenya $42
Tunisia $40
Mongolia $34
Zambia $29
Georgia $24
Cambodia $22
Sudan $22
El Salvador $21
Lao PDR $19
Papua New Guinea $19
Bolivia $16
Cameroon $15
Nicaragua $15
Honduras $13
Myanmar $13
Moldova $10
Kyrgyz Republic $10
Republic of Congo $8
Mauritania $5
Kosovo $4
Djibouti $3
Bhutan $3
Cabo Verde $2
Lesotho $2
Eswatini $1
Solomon Islands $1
Vanuatu $0
Sao Tome and Principe $0
Timor-Leste $0
Vietnam External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $146,627,006,160 4.84%
2021 $139,852,972,474 8.01%
2020 $129,479,293,931 5.70%
2019 $122,495,972,199 8.77%
2018 $112,621,985,457 2.48%
2017 $109,893,164,470 21.45%
2016 $90,484,088,512 10.58%
2015 $81,824,874,002 9.49%
2014 $74,733,824,699 12.81%
2013 $66,249,485,680 6.42%
2012 $62,250,312,591 14.60%
2011 $54,317,424,687 20.65%
2010 $45,021,621,602 37.37%
2009 $32,773,324,077 23.68%
2008 $26,497,616,053 14.53%
2007 $23,135,389,256 23.37%
2006 $18,752,446,328 0.85%
2005 $18,593,542,977 5.46%
2004 $17,631,234,907 13.07%
2003 $15,592,997,725 16.86%
2002 $13,342,966,639 5.62%
2001 $12,632,834,004 -1.62%
2000 $12,841,178,044 -44.96%
1999 $23,328,780,656 3.63%
1998 $22,512,305,267 3.12%
1997 $21,830,829,876 -17.02%
1996 $26,309,991,483 3.24%
1995 $25,483,320,391 2.53%
1994 $24,855,517,887 2.61%
1993 $24,224,319,558 -0.68%
1992 $24,389,145,841 4.25%
1991 $23,395,041,593 0.54%
1990 $23,270,062,150 12.39%
1989 $20,705,352,668 3253.18%
1988 $617,484,769 222.48%
1987 $191,481,041 9.64%
1986 $174,639,229 185.05%
1985 $61,267,000 12.27%
1984 $54,570,000 3.82%
1983 $52,564,000 22.91%
1982 $42,766,000 67.19%
1981 $25,579,000 67.19%