And $100 in Vietnam buys what $82.11 buys in India. Prices across India's economy average 82% of Vietnam's, so a dollar goes 22% further in India.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
India
Vietnam
Economy
Population
1.46 billion
101.6 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$3.96 trillion
$515 billion
GDP per personUS dollars
$2,702
$5,066
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$11,748
$18,088
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
23%
28%
A US dollar goes as far as
$4.35 in the US
$3.57 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 a year · consumption
$13.32 a day2022 survey · $4,862 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
India
Vietnam
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$17.2 trillion
$1.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
20.09Indian rupee
6,991Vietnamese dong
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$2,760
$4,970
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$11,600
$17,580
World Bank income groups: India, lower middle income; Vietnam, upper middle income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.