East Asia & Pacific

Vietnam: official statistics and sources

14 official bodies for Vietnam, from National Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance) to National E-Procurement System, with key figures from the World Bank and IMF. Official language: Vietnamese. Capital: Hanoi.

Who holds power in Vietnam

• Head of state: To Lam (General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam)
• Head of government: Le Minh Hung (Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam)
• Foreign minister: Le Hoai Trung (Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam)

Source: UN Protocol and Liaison Service list, dated 15 October 2026. All world leaders.

Unitary one-party socialist republic. How local power works in Vietnam: 3 tiers of government below the nation, who is elected and who they answer to.

Part of level 6 of the 10 levels of power.

Government, regions and cities

• Government and power in Vietnam: leaders, governance scores, women in parliament, spending and the bodies that hold power to account
• All 63 provinces: Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Dong Nai…
• The 5 largest cities: Ho Chi Minh, Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Can Tho

Key figures

What the figures show

The World Bank puts Vietnam's population at 101.6 million in 2025, up from 92.8 million in 2015. It ranks 5th of 30 in the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific region and 16th of 193 worldwide.

GDP for 2025 was $514.7 billion at current dollar prices, according to the World Bank. Divided by population it comes to $5,066, where the middle country in the region has $6,547.

Output rose 8.0% after inflation in 2025 (World Bank). The IMF's October 2026 outlook projects 8.4% for 2026.

For 2025 as a whole the World Bank records 3.3%. IMF projections put 2026 at 4.7%.

Unemployment stood at 1.5% in 2025 on the ILO's modelled estimate, which can differ from the national survey.

Government debt was 30.5% of GDP in 2025, the IMF estimates, heading to 28.3% in 2026. The regional median is 45.0%.

A baby born in 2024 could expect to live 74.7 years.

• Annual inflation since 2015: highest 3.6% (2024), lowest 0.6% (2015).
• Debt ratio 2015: 46.1%; 2025: 30.5%.
• GDP per person in dollars, 2015 to 2025: +97%.

Figures checked 2026-10-13; how they are compiled.

Official sources in Vietnam

Statistics office prices, jobs, people, output

• National Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance) (Cục Thống kê)
  Viet Nam's GDP, consumer price index, labour force, population census and statistical yearbooks.

Central bank interest rates and money

• State Bank of Vietnam (Ngân hàng Nhà nước Việt Nam)
  Exchange rates, interest rates, monetary statistics and banking regulations.

Parliament debates, votes, bills

• National Assembly (Quốc hội)
  Laws, resolutions, session records and deputies of the National Assembly.

Government

• Government Portal of Viet Nam (Cổng Thông tin điện tử Chính phủ)
  Government decrees, decisions, policy documents and news.

Laws and the official gazette the text of laws

• National Database of Legal Documents (Ministry of Justice) (Cơ sở dữ liệu quốc gia về văn bản pháp luật)
  Full texts of laws, ordinances, decrees and circulars with their validity status. Not in English.
• Official Gazette (Công báo nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam)
  Legal documents published in the Official Gazette of Viet Nam. Not in English.

Courts judgments

• Supreme People's Court (Tòa án nhân dân tối cao)
  Court news, precedents and published judgments. Not in English.

Public audit how public money was spent

• State Audit Office of Viet Nam (Kiểm toán nhà nước)
  Audit reports and audit result summaries on the state budget and public entities.

Elections results and rules

• National Election Council (Hội đồng bầu cử quốc gia)
  Election results, candidate lists and election documents for the National Assembly. Not in English.

Regulators

• State Securities Commission (Ủy ban Chứng khoán Nhà nước)
  Securities market regulations, licences and enforcement decisions.
• Ministry of Science and Technology (Bộ Khoa học và Công nghệ)
  Telecoms, internet and frequency regulation, licences and sector statistics.
• Government Inspectorate (Thanh tra Chính phủ)
  Inspection conclusions, anti-corruption reports and complaint handling results.

Public registers companies, land, charities

• National Business Registration Portal (Cổng thông tin quốc gia về đăng ký doanh nghiệp)
  Online business registration and public search of registered enterprises, their legal representatives and status.

Public contracts government tenders and awards

• National E-Procurement System (Hệ thống mạng đấu thầu quốc gia)
  Procurement plans, tender notices and contract award results for Vietnamese public procurement, run by the Ministry of Finance. Not in English.

What Vietnam does not have

• The court judgments publication portal (congbobanan.toaan.gov.vn) and the precedents portal (anle.toaan.gov.vn) failed connection or TLS checks on 2026-10-13 and are not listed.
• No public national land register.
• No public register of lobbyists or charities.

Also: World Bank country data · IMF country page · UN Sustainable Development Goals country profile · IPU Parline parliament profile.

Vietnam by subject

• Economy GDP, growth, trade and investment
• Jobs and pay unemployment, jobs and work
• Cost of living inflation, poverty and inequality
• Public finances debt, deficit, tax and spending
• Health and care life expectancy, doctors and spending
• Housing homes, cities, water and power
• Crime and justice murder rate, courts and crime
• Immigration migrants, refugees and remittances
• Education schools, universities and literacy
• Environment emissions, air, forests and water

Common questions

What is the population of Vietnam?

101.6 million (2025, World Bank). National figures: National Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance).

What is the inflation rate in Vietnam?

3.3% (2025, World Bank). Official index: National Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance).

What is Vietnam's GDP?

$514.7 billion (2025, World Bank).

How much government debt does Vietnam have?

30.5% of GDP (2025, International Monetary Fund).

Who publishes official statistics in Vietnam?

National Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance) (Cục Thống kê): https://www.nso.gov.vn/

What is the central bank of Vietnam?

State Bank of Vietnam (Ngân hàng Nhà nước Việt Nam): https://www.sbv.gov.vn/

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