Foreign debt fell 3.26% to USD 141,850 bil in Vietnam in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Vietnam reached an all time high of USD 146,627 bil in 2022 and an all time low of USD 25.6 bil in 1981. When compared to Vietnam's main peers, foreign debt in Cambodia amounted to USD 22,534 bil, USD 2,420,211 bil in China, USD 20,350 bil in Laos and USD 193,626 bil in Thailand in 2023.
Vietnam has been ranked 14th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Cambodia | USD bil | 11,434 | 13,549 | 15,363 | 17,594 | 20,050 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD bil | 1,710,820 | 1,961,562 | 2,114,162 | 2,326,233 | 2,724,354 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD bil | 511,576 | 521,176 | 561,017 | 564,979 | 611,987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Laos | USD bil | 15,278 | 16,123 | 19,212 | 21,245 | 19,445 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Myanmar | USD bil | 10,784 | 10,732 | 11,182 | 13,407 | 13,759 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD bil | 519,203 | 477,785 | 485,793 | 460,934 | 481,418 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | USD bil | 153,571 | 172,101 | 168,600 | 186,866 | 196,676 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vietnam | USD bil | 109,893 | 112,622 | 122,496 | 129,479 | 139,853 |
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