How will Vietnam's economy rank in the world in 2023?

How will Vietnam's economy grow in 2023 and in terms of GDP size, where does Vietnam's economy rank in the world?

Kinh tế Việt Nam năm 2023 xếp hạng bao nhiêu trên thế giới?

How will Vietnam's economy grow in 2023?

GDP in 2023 is estimated to increase by 5.05% over the previous year, only higher than the growth rates of 2020 and 2021 in the 2011-2023 period. In the total added value increase of the whole economy, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector increased by 3.83%, contributing 8.84%; the industry and construction sector increased by 3.74%, contributing 28.87%; the service sector increased by 6.82%, contributing 62.29%.

Regarding the economic structure in 2023, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector accounts for 11.96%; the industry and construction sector accounts for 37.12%; the service sector accounts for 42.54%; product taxes minus product subsidies account for 8.38% (The corresponding structure in 2022 is 11.96%; 38.17%; 41.32%; 8.55%).

GDP per capita in 2023 (at current prices) is estimated at 101.9 million VND/person, equivalent to 4,284.5 USD, an increase of 160 USD compared to 2022. Labor productivity of the whole economy in 2023 at current prices is estimated at 199.3 million VND/worker (equivalent to 8,380 USD/worker, an increase of 274 USD compared to 2022); at comparable prices, labor productivity increased by 3.65% due to improved qualifications of workers (the rate of trained workers with degrees and certificates in 2023 is estimated at 27%, 0.6 percentage points higher than in 2022).

Goods exports: In 2023, the total export turnover of goods is estimated at 355.5 billion USD, down 4.4% over the previous year. Of which, the domestic economic sector reached 95.55 billion USD, down 0.3%, accounting for 26.9% of total export turnover; the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) reached 259.95 billion USD, down 5.8%, accounting for 73.1%.

Goods imports: In the whole year of 2023, the total import turnover of goods is estimated at 327.5 billion USD, down 8.9% over the previous year, of which the domestic economic sector reached 117.29 billion USD, down 7.2%; the foreign-invested sector reached 210.21 billion USD, down 9.8%.

For the whole year of 2023, the trade balance of goods is estimated to have a trade surplus of 28 billion USD (the previous year had a trade surplus of 12.1 billion USD). Of which, the domestic economic sector had a trade deficit of 21.74 billion USD; the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) had a trade surplus of 49.74 billion USD.

How will Vietnam's economy rank in the world in 2023?

According to the General Statistics Office, the GDP scale at current prices in 2023 is estimated at 10,221.8 trillion VND, equivalent to 430 billion USD.

With this result, Vietnam's economic scale in 2023 ranked 34th according to CEBR's rankings.

According to forecasts, if the recovery and growth momentum continues, by 2038, with an expected GDP size of 1,559 billion USD, Vietnam's economy may surpass other economies in the ASEAN region such as Thailand (1,313 billion USD), Singapore (896 billion USD), Philippines (1,536 billion USD) to enter the group of 25 largest economies in the world.

In terms of GDP (by PPP - purchasing power parity), according to World Bank data, in 2022, Indonesia will be the country with the largest GDP (PPP) in Southeast Asia, reaching about 4,036 billion USD, Thailand about 1,482 billion USD and Vietnam ranked 3rd with GDP (PPP) - reaching about 1,321 billion USD.

Followed by the Philippines with a GDP (PPP) of about 1,170 billion USD. Malaysia ranked 5th with a GDP (PPP) of about 1,134 billion USD. Singapore's GDP (PPP) reached about 719.08 billion USD, ranking 6th in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam's economic indicators in 2024

According to Resolution 103/2023/QH15, the main socio-economic targets for 2024 are set as follows:

- Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate from 6.0 - 6.5%.

- GDP per capita is about 4,700 - 4,730 US dollars (USD).

- The proportion of processing and manufacturing industry in GDP reaches about 24.1 - 24.2%.

- Average consumer price index (CPI) growth rate is 4.0 - 4.5%.

- Average social labor productivity growth rate is 4.8 - 5.3%.

- The proportion of agricultural labor in the total social labor force reaches 26.5%.

- The rate of trained workers is about 69%, of which those with degrees and certificates is about 28 - 28.5%.

- Unemployment rate in urban areas below 4%.

- The poverty rate (according to multidimensional poverty standards) decreased by more than 1%.

- The number of doctors per 10,000 people is about 13.5 doctors.

- The number of hospital beds per 10,000 people is about 32.5 beds.

- Health insurance participation rate reached 94.1% of the population.

- The rate of communes meeting new rural standards reached 80%.

- The rate of collection and treatment of urban solid waste meeting standards and regulations reaches 95%.

- The rate of industrial parks and export processing zones in operation with centralized wastewater treatment systems that meet environmental standards is 92%.

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