Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Vietnam

Vietnam: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 149.00 million in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
149.00 million
Change on year
down 95.4%
World rank
165th
of 203 countries
All-time high
11.83 billion
in 2019
All-time low
149.00 million
in 2021
Years of data
19
2003–2021

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Vietnam, 2003–2021

02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B2003201220212003: 1.4B2004: 1.7B2005: 2.3B2006: 2.9B2007: 3.8B2008: 3.9B2009: 3.0B2010: 4.5B2011: 5.7B2012: 6.8B2013: 7.2B2014: 7.4B2015: 7.3B2016: 8.5B2017: 8.9B2018: 10.1B2019: 11.8B2020: 3.2B2021: 149.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Vietnam is 149.00 million, measured in 2021. 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 97.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Vietnam peaked at 11.83 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 149.00 million, in 2021.

Vietnam ranks 165th of 203 countries on this measure, 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 in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Vietnam, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 1.40 billion —
2004 1.70 billion +21.4%
2005 2.30 billion +35.3%
2006 2.85 billion +23.9%
2007 3.75 billion +31.6%
2008 3.93 billion +4.8%
2009 3.05 billion -22.4%
2010 4.45 billion +45.9%
2011 5.71 billion +28.3%
2012 6.85 billion +20.0%
2013 7.25 billion +5.8%
2014 7.41 billion +2.2%
2015 7.35 billion -0.8%
2016 8.50 billion +15.6%
2017 8.89 billion +4.6%
2018 10.08 billion +13.4%
2019 11.83 billion +17.4%
2020 3.23 billion -72.7%
2021 149.00 million -95.4%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 149.00 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion, 8% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 149.00 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 913.53 million, 16% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -95.4% 3.23 billion 149.00 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.71 billion 1.40 billion 3.93 billion 7
2010s 7.83 billion 4.45 billion 11.83 billion 10
2020s 1.69 billion 149.00 million 3.23 billion 2

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 162 Mali 171.23 million compare
  2. 163 Zimbabwe 155.49 million compare
  3. 164 Togo 151.07 million compare
  4. 166 Palestine 131.96 million
  5. 167 Dominica 117.42 million
  6. 168 Yemen 116.00 million compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Vietnam?
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Vietnam was 149.00 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 11.83 billion in 2019.
What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 149.00 million in 2021.
How does Vietnam rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
Vietnam ranks 165th out of 203 countries with data for 2021.
Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 4,579 data points, 1995–2024
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