ASEAN country profile

🇻🇳 Vietnam profile

Vietnam combines manufacturing, FDI, exports, and rapid urban change. News shifts here quickly translate into business conditions.

Capital
Hanoi
Currency
VND
Population
101M
GDP
US$476.4B
Regional locator
ベトナム / Vietnam
Position note

A long coastal state with strategic land access to China and the South China Sea.

Capital
Hanoi

Administrative center of Vietnam.

Currency
Dong (VND)

Local price levels and FX trends often matter for trade and investment coverage.

Population
101M

Latest available World Bank estimate.

Land area
313,429 km²

Stable geographic baseline for regional comparison.

GDP
US$476.4B

Nominal GDP, latest available World Bank value.

Industries
Key sectors

Electronics / Textiles / Seafood / Manufacturing / Agricultural exports

Latest five years

Population trend

101M
2024
20202024+3.0%
Latest five years

GDP trend

476.4B
2024
20202024+37.4%
Where the story happens

Climate and geography

Climate

A monsoon climate with a cooler north and a more tropical south, creating distinct regional seasons.

Geography

A long coastal state with strategic land access to China and the South China Sea.

Economy scale

One of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing export- and FDI-led manufacturing economies.

Sector snapshot

Main industries

ElectronicsTextilesSeafoodManufacturingAgricultural exports
Why it matters

We connect macro trends, local policy shifts, and business consequences so readers can see what matters beyond the headline.

Editorial note

Population and GDP figures use the latest available World Bank values. Country notes combine stable background facts with News-Brain editorial context.