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This space provides the latest data that is available to us on key financial indicators.  This is  the official government picture on the economic climate in Vietnam.   Please read this data in conjunction with Vietnam Vignettes ,  the various Business Articles , and our Service pages in order to learn how VVG may be of able to meet your specific needs.  Please write to us 

Current as of  the month reported, data sources include VVG original research,  General Statistical Office, MPI, Vietnam Investment Review, Vietnam Economic Times, and Vietnam Business Journal

Rates of Inflation & Currency Exchange

Current Annual Rate of Inflation:  10% (e); annualized at 10.8% for first two months. ADB predicts it will be 8% for the year and 9% in year 2000.

Current Rate of Exchange (cash in new bills denominated in $100 or $50 only)
Vietnam dong to US dollar: 13,900 : 1  [Unofficial projections are that this will drop to 15,000 or 16,000 by year 2000]

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Balance of Trade ¹ US$ billions (1999 figures: vet)

1.  Annual currency transfers from overseas Vietnamese adds an estimated $2.5 billion into the quiet economy, while smuggling adds approximately $1.5 billion more each year.

2.  First two months in 1999 only.

3.  In its 1999 report published in April, Asian Development Outlook, the ADB said the current account deficit is likely to remain around the 1998 level of 4.1% of GDP, which was achieved through import restrictions imposed by the government.

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GDP Growth (%) Government Statistics Bureau

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GDP (converted to US$ billion)   VND 1 = US$  14,000 (constant) Reported in billion dollars

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GDP per capita (converted to US$)  VND 1 = US$  14,000 (constant) Reported in actual $ (vbj)

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Foreign Capital Investment 

All Nations: 1,782 projects with Total Investment Capital $31.506 billion (vir)

Top Twelve Nations (vet)

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Foreign Investment By Sector  Total Foreign Investment by Sector (US$) (vet)

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Foreign Investment By Province: Top Ten Locations by Total Investment Capital. 
NOTES: (1) These figures are as reported by the MPI in the Vietnam Investment Review, and do not always reflect the same data as is available in the reported provinces.  (2) Earlier reports on these pages showed total licensed projects and did NOT account for licenses that are no longer operative. (3) Total investment capital is paid-in capital (referred to in Vietnam as Legal Capital) plus all loans needed for the life of a project as projected at the time of licensing, or  as a company's charter may be subsequently amended.  This is quite different from "steel-in-the-ground" (referred to in Vietnam as total capital committed).   (4) Accurate figures for Capital Committed are not readily available.  Estimates differ among multilateral institutions but currently run at between $4 billion to $8 billion.

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Additional data is found on the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam website.   When you arrive there, click onto the Business page.  http://www.amchamvn.com .

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