Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Vietnam
Vietnam: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vietnam, 2003–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vietnam is 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.6% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vietnam peaked at 0.0484 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 188th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0484 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -95.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | -95.6% | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -73.6% | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0484 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 185 Burundi 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Congo 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Mauritania 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 189 Angola 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 190 Guinea 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 current 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vietnam?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Vietnam was 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0484 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Vietnam ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.