Economy, jobs and prices in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: official figures
Gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per person in Ho Chi Minh City was 170.6 million dong at current prices in 2023 (4th highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national figure was 102.9 million dong.
What is labour productivity in Ho Chi Minh City?
Labour productivity in Ho Chi Minh City was 345.7 million dong per worker at current prices in 2023 (4th highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national figure was 201.2 million dong per worker.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow big is the labour force of Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City had a labour force aged 15 and over of 4,915.1 thousand people in 2024 (average over the year, whole city), compared with 52,942.3 thousand people across Viet Nam.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many people are employed in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City had 4,754.3 thousand people in employment in 2024 (average over the year, preliminary), compared with 51,860.3 thousand people across Viet Nam.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City had an unemployment rate of 3.42% among people of working age in 2024 (9th highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national rate was 2.24%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyWhat is the underemployment rate in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City had an underemployment rate of 1.07% in 2024 (18th lowest of 63 provinces and cities); the national rate was 1.85%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyWhat is the average monthly income in Ho Chi Minh City?
Average monthly income per employee in Ho Chi Minh City was 9,843 thousand dong in 2024 (3rd highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national average was 7,713 thousand dong.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City had 273,071 active enterprises on 31 December 2023 (the highest of 63 provinces and cities); Viet Nam had 921,372.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many businesses per 1,000 people are there in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City had 28.9 active enterprises per 1,000 residents on 31 December 2023 (the highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national figure was 9.2.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many new businesses were set up in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City saw 48,664 newly established enterprises in 2024 (the highest of 63 provinces and cities); Viet Nam had 157,240.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many people work for enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City?
Active enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City employed 2,872,436 people on 31 December 2022 (the highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national total was 15,341,632 people.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyWhat is the average monthly pay at enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City?
Employees of active enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City earned an average compensation of 13,968 thousand dong a month in 2022 (the highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national average was 11,499 thousand dong.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyWhat is the business turnover of Ho Chi Minh City?
Active enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City had net turnover of 8,121,198 billion dong in 2022 (the highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national total was 35,961,881 billion dong.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow fast is industry growing in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City's index of industrial production for 2024 was 107.3 (previous year = 100) (joint 20th lowest of 63 provinces and cities); the national index was 108.2.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many foreign investment projects are there in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City had 13,620 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects still in effect on 31 December 2024, the highest of 63 provinces and cities; Viet Nam had 42,002.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow much foreign investment has Ho Chi Minh City attracted?
Foreign direct investment projects in effect in Ho Chi Minh City on 31 December 2024 had total registered capital of US$ 58,957.0 million, the highest of 63 provinces and cities; the national total was US$ 502,820.9 million.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many new foreign investment projects did Ho Chi Minh City get in 2024?
Ho Chi Minh City licensed 1,416 new foreign direct investment projects in 2024, the highest of 56 provinces and cities with projects; Viet Nam licensed 3,375.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many supermarkets are there in Ho Chi Minh City?
Ho Chi Minh City had 273 supermarkets in 2024 (the highest of 62 provinces and cities); Viet Nam had 1,293.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many passengers are carried in Ho Chi Minh City?
Transport firms in Ho Chi Minh City carried 1,509.2 million passenger trips in 2024, 2nd highest of 63 provinces and cities; the national total was 5,409.8 million passenger trips (all modes).
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyHow many households in Ho Chi Minh City have a computer?
40.4% of households in Ho Chi Minh City had a computer in 2024 (3rd highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national figure was 23.4%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office) · saved copyWhat is the average wage in Ho Chi Minh City?
Wage workers in Ho Chi Minh City earned an average of 9,966 thousand dong a month from their main job in 2024 in the Labour Force Survey (2nd highest of 63 provinces and cities); the national average was 8,674 thousand dong.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam · saved copyHow much less do women earn than men in Ho Chi Minh City?
In Ho Chi Minh City, male wage workers earned 10,581 thousand dong a month and female wage workers 9,237 thousand dong in 2024, so women earned 87.3% of what men earned (national: 89.0%).
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam · saved copyDo rural workers in Ho Chi Minh City earn less than urban workers?
Wage workers in urban parts of Ho Chi Minh City earned an average of 10,240 thousand dong a month in 2024, against 9,042 thousand dong in its rural parts.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam · saved copyWhat is the employment rate in Ho Chi Minh City?
61.0% of people aged 15 and over in Ho Chi Minh City were in work in 2024 (employment-to-population ratio; men 68.0%, women 54.6%), 8th lowest of 63 provinces and cities; the national ratio was 67.4%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam · saved copyHow Ho Chi Minh compares with other cities in Vietnam
GRDP per person at current prices (million dong) (2023)
Ho Chi Minh ranks 2 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | City | GRDP per person at current prices (million dong) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hai Phong | 187.9 |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh | 170.6 |
| 3 | Ha Noi | 150.3 |
| 4 | Da Nang | 107.8 |
| 5 | Can Tho | 94.8 |
Unemployment rate of working-age labour force (%) (2024)
Ho Chi Minh ranks 2 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate of working-age labour force (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can Tho | 3.82% |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh | 3.42% |
| 3 | Hai Phong | 2.15% |
| 4 | Da Nang | 1.86% |
| 5 | Ha Noi | 1.77% |
Informal employment (% of employed people) (2024)
Ho Chi Minh ranks 4 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | City | Informal employment (% of employed people) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can Tho | 69.8% |
| 2 | Ha Noi | 51.8% |
| 3 | Da Nang | 50.3% |
| 4 | Ho Chi Minh | 45.6% |
| 5 | Hai Phong | 43.1% |
Average monthly income per employee (thousand dong) (2024)
Ho Chi Minh ranks 2 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average monthly income per employee (thousand dong) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ha Noi | 10,815 |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh | 9,843 |
| 3 | Hai Phong | 9,080 |
| 4 | Da Nang | 8,857 |
| 5 | Can Tho | 7,519 |
Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants (2023)
Ho Chi Minh ranks 1 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | City | Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh | 28.9 |
| 2 | Ha Noi | 22.4 |
| 3 | Da Nang | 20.7 |
| 4 | Hai Phong | 10.0 |
| 5 | Can Tho | 8.3 |
Average monthly earnings of wage workers, Labour Force Survey (thousand dong) (2024)
Ho Chi Minh ranks 2 of 5, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average monthly earnings of wage workers, Labour Force Survey (thousand dong) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ha Noi | 11,253 |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh | 9,966 |
| 3 | Da Nang | 9,224 |
| 4 | Hai Phong | 9,218 |
| 5 | Can Tho | 7,201 |
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Sources
- National Statistics Office of Viet Nam: Report on Labour Force Survey 2024, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 418e5b802f45…)
- National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (formerly General Statistics Office): Statistical Yearbook of Viet Nam 2024, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ab73742e1fea…)
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