VNM · Southeast Asia

Vietnam

Growth driven by assembly industries and multipolar 'bamboo' diplomacy. Net beneficiary of US-China decoupling.

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.11.04

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 2026.11.03: 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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 3 (list of 2026.10.23).

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

since 2024.05.22 Parti communiste du Vietnam

Head of Government

Phạm Minh Chính

since 2021.04.05 Parti communiste du Vietnam

Government in office · 4 members

Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam

Hoàng Minh Sơn

since 2026.04.08 Education

Minister of Agriculture and Environment

Đỗ Đức Duy

since 2025.02.18

Premier ministre du Viêt Nam

Lê Minh Hưng

since 2026.04.07

vice-Premier ministre du Viêt Nam

Lê Tiến Châu

since 2026.04.01

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

500 seats

Inception 1946

Communist Party of Vietnam CPV 482
Independent politician 18

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

515 G$

2025 ↑ +8.1 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

5,066 $

2025 ↑ +7.4 % vs 2024

Growth

8.0 %

2025 ↑ +1.0 pt vs 2024

Inflation

3.3 %

2025 ↓ -0.3 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

1.5 %

2025 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

2.2 %

2025 ↑ +0.4 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

74.7 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

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

#157 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

20/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

41/100

#812025

Press freedom (RSF)

21/100

#1742026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#32

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

10.9 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

2.1 %PIB

2025

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

États-Unis 28.7%
Chine 17.0%
Corée du Sud 6.5%
Japon 5.6%

Import partners

Chine 33.0%
Corée du Sud 17.0%
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.

USA 27%
GBR 28%
FRA 32%
DEU 32%
RUS 70%
CHN 73%
IND 64%

Abstention: 19%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

✓

NPT

1968 Ratified
✓

CTBT

1996 Ratified
✓

TPNW

2017 Ratified
✗

Rome Statute

1998 Not party
✓

Genocide

1948 Ratified
✓

Geneva

1949 Ratified
✗

Ottawa Mine Ban

1997 Not party
✗

Oslo Cluster Munitions

2008 Not party
✗

Arms Trade Treaty

2013 Not party
✓

Paris Agreement

2015 Ratified

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Last election

2026-05

Parliament (National Assembly)

résultat à confirmer
2026-03-15

Parliament

Communist Party of Vietnam 482 seats, Independent 18 (of 500) · turnout 99.7%

Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)
2021-05-23

Parliament

PCV 99% sièges (élections contrôlées)

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.766/1

#942023

Gini

36.1

moderate2022

Refugees hosted

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

20,636

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Tiến Quân Ca

Composer · Văn Cao

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 6,774 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 9,130, or ×1.3.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01

2026.05.03 QUAD, AUKUS, ASEAN: the grammar of alliances in the Indo-Pacific
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