According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2025), Vietnam's nominal GDP in 2025 is projected to be around $485 billion, $9 billion more than the $476 billion in 2024. Vietnam is the 34th largest economy globally. Vietnam attained the highest rank of 33rd in 2016 and the lowest of 93rd in 1998.

Vietnam contributes 0.41% of the entire world's GDP. Vietnam's share of the world economy was maximum in 1984 (0.49%) and minimum in 1990 (0.03%). Estimates by the World Bank are available since 1980, when the country's GDP was 35 billion USD.

Vietnam is in 14th position among Asian countries and 5th among ASEAN economies, behind Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines. Vietnam shares around 1.15% of the total of Asia's GDP (nominal).

Based on PPP, Vietnam's economy in 2025 is projected at 1,807 billion international dollars, the 25th highest in the world. Vietnam contributes 0.87% of the entire world's GDP (PPP). Vietnam is the 11th largest and shares almost 1.76 percent of the total of Asia's GDP (PPP). The gross domestic product (GDP) of Vietnam at purchasing power parity (PPP) is 3.73 times the GDP at nominal.

  • Nominal
  • PPP

Projections by IMF

Year GDP (billions of $/Int. $)
NominalPPP
2024459.4721,657.136
2025484.7261,807.050
2026511.0591,942.452
2027545.2132,088.795
2028583.7312,241.590
2029624.1032,401.726
2030666.7862,576.455

Estimates by World Bank

Year GDP Nominal (billions of $) GDP PPP (billions Int. $) Share (%) to World Rank/Total
CurrentConstant (2015) CurrentConstant (2021)NominalPPPNominalPPP
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198035.36-31.44-0.3090.23840/17050/144
198117.62-36.41-0.1490.24659/17050/145
198223.37-41.81-0.1990.26550/17149/145
198335.20-46.53-0.2940.27641/17149/145
198461.1734.3652.25-0.4920.28728/17249/145
198514.0935.6756.94-0.1080.29264/17349/146
198626.3436.6760.03-0.1720.29349/17348/147
198736.6637.9863.09-0.2100.28946/17848/148
198825.4239.9368.64-0.1300.29157/17948/148
19896.2942.8776.90-0.03080.30384/17947/148
19906.4745.0679.24161.660.02820.26793/19450/186
19919.6147.7486.80171.300.04020.27881/19450/189
19929.8751.8796.46186.110.03860.29579/19648/190
199313.1856.06106.71201.130.05070.31373/19747/190
199416.2961.01118.63218.910.05830.33168/19845/191
199520.7466.84132.67239.800.06640.35066/20045/192
199624.6673.08147.72262.190.07710.36863/20045/192
199726.8479.04162.51283.570.08420.38363/20243/194
199827.2183.59173.81299.920.08570.39661/20343/194
199928.6887.58184.69314.230.08750.40162/20343/194
200031.1793.53201.69335.560.09200.40761/20643/198
200132.6999.32219.00356.340.09700.42161/20742/198
200235.06105.60236.46378.860.1000.43460/21142/199
200339.55112.88257.77405.000.1010.44860/21140/199
200445.43121.39284.65435.530.1030.45760/21139/199
200557.63130.55315.73468.400.1200.47060/21137/199
200666.37139.66348.18501.080.1280.47461/21237/200
200777.41149.62383.11536.800.1320.48163/21238/201
200899.13158.09412.60567.200.1540.48961/21236/203
2009106.01166.62437.55597.810.1740.51457/21435/204
2010147.20177.32471.32636.210.2200.52053/21435/204
2011172.60188.69511.89677.010.2320.52953/21535/204
2012195.59199.08570.79714.280.2570.56152/21332/203
2013213.71210.14612.13753.950.2740.57251/21332/203
2014233.45223.63668.97802.370.2920.60247/21432/203
2015239.26239.26712.10858.430.3160.62644/21331/203
2016257.10255.26787.20915.860.3350.66444/21330/203
2017281.35272.98872.75979.420.3440.69743/21328/204
2018310.11293.36963.331,052.540.3560.72343/21328/204
2019334.37314.951,071.761,130.000.3780.76041/21427/204
2020346.62323.971,138.631,162.380.4030.80938/21326/204
2021366.47332.251,192.061,192.060.3730.75842/21328/204
2022413.45360.611,386.071,293.830.4040.79137/21227/204
2023433.86378.881,508.681,359.360.4060.80737/21226/204
2024476.39405.741,654.731,455.760.4290.83333/21226/204