United States vs Vietnam: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in the United States buys about what

$28.01

buys in Vietnam, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Vietnam buys what $357 buys in the United States. Prices across the United States' economy average 357% of Vietnam's, so a dollar goes 3.6 times as far in Vietnam.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureUnited StatesVietnam
Economy
Population341.8 million101.6 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$30.8 trillion$515 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$90,027$5,066
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$90,027$18,088
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%100%28%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.00 in the US$3.57 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income$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
MeasureUnited StatesVietnam
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$30.8 trillion$1.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.000U.S. dollar6,991Vietnamese dong
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$88,810$4,970
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$89,490$17,580

World Bank income groups: United States, high 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.
  • United States
  • Vietnam
Year-by-year table
YearUnited StatesVietnam
2025$76,931$15,457
2024$75,698$14,396
2023$74,352$13,535
2022$72,829$12,980
2021$71,441$12,049
2020$67,407$11,851
2019$69,121$11,629
2018$67,728$10,937
2017$66,164$10,291
2016$65,026$9,743
2015$64,368$9,248
2014$63,027$8,752
2013$61,967$8,324
2012$61,142$7,980
2011$60,253$7,653
2010$59,797$7,275
2009$58,722$6,914
2008$60,806$6,659
2007$61,314$6,419
2006$60,684$6,098
2005$59,612$5,776
2004$58,139$5,421
2003$56,505$5,090
2002$55,443$4,810
2001$55,024$4,570
2000$55,046$4,349

United States vs Vietnam: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.