Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Vietnam
Vietnam: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Vietnam, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Vietnam stood at 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 0.0563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 129th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 1987 | 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0326 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +222.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0427 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0342 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0381 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0341 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0329 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0247 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0238 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0242 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0228 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0239 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0214 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0194 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0163 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +222.0% | 0.0101 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1988 | +69.2% | 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +65.3% | 0.0341 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0334 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.018 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 126 Azerbaijan 0.0018 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Peru 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 128 Guyana 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Turkey 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Philippines 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 Equatorial Guinea 0.0012 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Vietnam?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Vietnam was 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0563 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 129th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.