Foreign debt rose 9.81% to USD 117,344 bil in Vietnam in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Vietnam reached an all time high of USD 117,344 bil in 2019 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 15,318 bil, USD 2,114,163 bil in China, USD 16,701 bil in Laos and USD 180,230 bil in Thailand in 2019.
Vietnam has been ranked 15th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | USD bil | 9,436 | 10,060 | 11,425 | 13,533 | 15,342 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD bil | 1,333,769 | 1,413,904 | 1,704,594 | 1,961,562 | 2,114,162 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD bil | 478,826 | 455,502 | 511,473 | 521,030 | 560,871 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Laos | USD bil | 11,642 | 13,535 | 14,696 | 15,533 | 16,571 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | USD bil | 190,951 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | USD bil | 10,220 | 10,112 | 10,783 | 10,729 | 11,178 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD bil | 492,191 | 535,225 | 519,203 | 477,785 | 485,793 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | USD bil | 132,186 | 139,220 | 161,647 | 172,494 | 179,773 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vietnam | USD bil | 77,833 | 85,665 | 104,091 | 106,855 | 117,338 |
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