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 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Vigilance

4.3 /10 risk

Security 0.0
Legitimacy 2.2
Economy 8.5
Diplomacy 6.2
Influence 1.4

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

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

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

476 G$

2024 ↑ +9.8 % vs 2023

GDP / capita

4,717 $

2024 ↑ +9.1 % vs 2023

Growth

7.1 %

2024 ↑ +2.0 pt vs 2023

Inflation

3.6 %

2024 ↑ +0.4 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

1.5 %

2025 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

1.8 %

2018

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 · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.05/1

#173 parti unique

Freedoms (Freedom House)

19/100

Not Free

Corruption (CPI)

40/100

#882024

Press freedom (RSF)

23/100

#1742024

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 Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

2026-05

Législatives (Assemblée nationale)

Last election

2021-05-23

Législatives

PCV 99% sièges (élections contrôlées)

Alliances

ASEAN

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