Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam · South-Eastern Asia
At a glance
Facts about Vietnam
Vietnam exports more coffee than any country except Brazil.
Source: World's second-largest coffee producer, 2025/26 crop · checked 2026-08-08Vietnam exports the most processed cashew kernels.
Source: theinvestor.vn · checked 2026-08-08Vietnam manufactures roughly half of all the smartphones sold worldwide by their South Korean maker.
Source: seasia.co · checked 2026-08-08Vietnam by the numbers
Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.
| Measure | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year. | 102m (2025) | 16th of 209 |
| GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices. | $515bn (2025) | 32nd of 203 |
| Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory. | 313k km² (2023) | 68th of 209 |
| Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined. | $506bn (2025) | 21st of 180 |
| Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents. | 129m (2024) | 14th of 205 |
| Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive. | 149k km² (2023) | 45th of 203 |
| Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture. | 123k km² (2023) | 67th of 206 |
| CO₂ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes. | 431 Mt (2024) | 16th of 198 |
| Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them. | 39.5m (2025) | 27th of 209 |
| Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed. | 74.7 years (2024) | 100th of 209 |
| GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population. | $5,066 (2025) | 132nd of 205 |
| Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months. | 84.2% (2024) | 85th of 191 |
| InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods. | 3.3% (2025) | 85th of 182 |
| UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one. | 1.5% (2025) | 175th of 185 |
| Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas. | 38.8% (2025) | 169th of 209 |
| Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates. | 1.90 (2024) | 107th of 209 |
| Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces. | 1.81% of GDP (2018) | 75th of 155 |
| Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies. | 190.3% of GDP (2025) | 9th of 183 |
| CO₂ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population. | 4.24 t (2024) | 63rd of 198 |
| Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1. | 0.766 (2023) | 94th of 193 |
Land borders
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Vietnam in the Daily Ceteris
Questions from the daily puzzle where the answer is Vietnam.
This country has topped cashew exports for 18 straight years despite growing relatively few cashews itself: it imports raw nuts from West Africa, processes them cheaply, and re-exports the kernels at a markup. source
Rising wages and trade tensions elsewhere pushed Samsung to shift the bulk of its smartphone assembly here, an example of the 'China plus one' strategy reshaping Asian manufacturing supply chains. source
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