🇻🇳 Vietnam National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Vietnam government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $152.8 billion, growing at $86 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 30%. Per-citizen share: $1,483.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Vietnam ranks 118th by debt-to-GDP, 51st by total debt and 109th by debt per person.
About Vietnam's National Debt
Vietnam runs a relatively low debt ratio as one of Asia's fastest-growing economies, with borrowing channeled largely into the infrastructure that sustains its manufacturing-export boom.
Vietnam's debt-to-GDP ratio of 30% is low by international standards: higher than 12% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Vietnam ranks 51st of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $86 per second, Vietnam adds about $7 million to its government debt every day — roughly $2.7 billion per year. Each of Vietnam's 103 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $1,483. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Vietnam National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vietnam's national debt right now?
Vietnam's national debt is approximately $152.8 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $86 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 30% and each citizen's share is about $1,483.
How fast is Vietnam's debt growing?
Vietnam's government debt is growing at approximately $86 per second — about $7 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Vietnam's debt per capita?
Each of Vietnam's 103 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $1,483 of the national debt.
What is Vietnam's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Vietnam's debt-to-GDP ratio is 30%. That is higher than 12% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Vietnam's government debt at this level?
Vietnam runs a relatively low debt ratio as one of Asia's fastest-growing economies, with borrowing channeled largely into the infrastructure that sustains its manufacturing-export boom.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 150,601,921,853 + 86 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=vn (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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