VNM · Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Growth driven by assembly industries and multipolar 'bamboo' diplomacy. Net beneficiary of US-China decoupling.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 20/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 2.4
- Economy 8.5
- Diplomacy 6.2
- Influence 2.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 1 person and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 23 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 3 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Population
- 100,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 331,212 km²
- Currency
- VND
- Regime
- Single-party socialist republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Tô Lâm
Head of Government
Phạm Minh Chính
Government in office 4 members
Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam
Hoàng Minh Sơn
Minister of Agriculture and Environment
Đỗ Đức Duy
Premier ministre du Viêt Nam
Lê Minh Hưng
vice-Premier ministre du Viêt Nam
Lê Tiến Châu
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
498 seats
Inception 1946
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
515 G$
GDP / capita
5,066 $
Growth
8.0 %
Inflation
3.3 %
Unemployment
1.5 %
Defense / GDP
1.8 %
Life expectancy
74.7 yrs
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- borde Mer de Chine méridionale Conflit Spratleys / Paracels avec Chine
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.15/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
20/100
Corruption (CPI)
41/100
Press freedom (RSF)
21/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#32
Annual budget
10.9 Md$
Defense effort
2.1 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #4 Tungstène 5 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
354 Md$
Imports
326 Md$
Balance
28 Md$
Top exports
- 14.0% Téléphones + composants 50 Md$
- 16.0% Ordinateurs + circuits 57 Md$
- 9.0% Vêtements + textile 32 Md$
- 5.5% Chaussures 19 Md$
Top imports
- 18.0% Circuits intégrés + composants 59 Md$
- 6.5% Téléphones + pièces 21 Md$
Export partners
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États-Unis
28.7%
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Chine
17.0%
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Corée du Sud
6.5%
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Japon
5.6%
Import partners
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Chine
33.0%
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Corée du Sud
17.0%
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Japon
6.0%
Hub d'assemblage : bénéficiaire net du découplage US-CHN.
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
27%
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GBR
28%
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FRA
32%
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DEU
32%
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RUS
70%
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CHN
73%
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IND
64%
Abstention: 19%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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✓
CTBT
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✓
TPNW
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✗
Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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✗
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✗
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✗
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2026-05
Législatives (Assemblée nationale)
résultat à confirmer
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2026-03-15
Communist Party of Vietnam 482 seats, Independent 18 (of 500) · turnout 99.7%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
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2021-05-23
Législatives
PCV 99% sièges (élections contrôlées)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.766/1
Gini
36.1
Refugees hosted
13
Refugees originating
20,636
National anthem
Tiến Quân Ca
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- ASEAN
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- APEC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,828 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 7,308, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01