Vietnam vs Asia: 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 Vietnam buys about what

$146

buys in Asia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Asia buys what $68.55 buys in Vietnam. Prices across Vietnam's economy average 69% of Asia's, so a dollar goes 46% further in Vietnam.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureVietnamAsia
Economy
Population101.6 million4.79 billion47 of 47 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$515 billion$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$5,066$8,74141 of 47 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$18,088$21,39241 of 47 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%28%41%41 of 47 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$3.57 in the US$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.32 a day2022 survey · $4,862 a year · consumptionMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureVietnamAsia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$1.84 trillion$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar6,991Vietnamese dongMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$4,970$8,87239 of 47 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$17,580$21,27039 of 47 countries

World Bank income groups: Vietnam, upper middle income. Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Vietnam
  • Asia
Year-by-year table
YearVietnamAsia
2025$15,457$18,297
2024$14,396$17,585
2023$13,535$16,928
2022$12,980$16,285
2021$12,049$15,672
2020$11,851$14,717
2019$11,629$14,993
2018$10,937$14,516
2017$10,291$13,926
2016$9,743$13,333
2015$9,248$12,751
2014$8,752$12,212
2013$8,324$11,693
2012$7,980$11,186
2011$7,653$10,719
2010$7,275$10,203
2009$6,914$9,564
2008$6,659$9,326
2007$6,419$9,001
2006$6,098$8,433
2005$5,776$7,943
2004$5,421$7,518
2003$5,090$7,097
2002$4,810$6,791
2001$4,570$6,575
2000$4,349$6,434

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