Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 1.51 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vietnam, 2003–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vietnam stood at 1.51 current US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.4% on the previous year and down 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vietnam peaked at 121.74 current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.51 current US$ per person, in 2021.
That places Vietnam 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.6 current US$ per person | — |
| 2004 | 21.16 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 28.36 current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 2006 | 34.69 current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 44.84 current US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 46.14 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 35.28 current US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 50.88 current US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 2011 | 64.54 current US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 76.53 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 80.05 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 80.83 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.18 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 90.43 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 93.4 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 104.74 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 121.74 current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 32.95 current US$ per person | -72.9% |
| 2021 | 1.51 current US$ per person | -95.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.51 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 247.85 current US$ per person, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.51 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 449.03 current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -95.4% | 32.95 current US$ per person | 1.51 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.58 current US$ per person | 17.6 current US$ per person | 46.14 current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.23 current US$ per person | 50.88 current US$ per person | 121.74 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.23 current US$ per person | 1.51 current US$ per person | 32.95 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 184 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.24 current US$ per person
- 185 Afghanistan 1.92 current US$ per person compare
- 186 Congo 1.82 current US$ per person compare
- 188 Nigeria 1.48 current US$ per person compare
- 189 Malawi 1.42 current US$ per person compare
- 190 Mauritania 1.08 current US$ per person 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vietnam?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Vietnam was 1.51 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 121.74 current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Vietnam ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.