Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Vietnam
Vietnam: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 5.74 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.74
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
8th
of 187 countries
All-time high
8.03
in 2019
All-time low
1.99
in 2008
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Vietnam, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 5.74 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Vietnam peaked at 8.03 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.99, in 2008.
Vietnam ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.59 | — |
| 2001 | 2.2 | -60.6% |
| 2002 | 4.11 | +86.8% |
| 2003 | 5.39 | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 5.49 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 3.91 | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 3.6 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.99 | -44.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 3.58 | +55.7% |
| 2011 | 4.43 | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 4.07 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 3.29 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 5.02 | +52.6% |
| 2015 | 6.17 | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 6.19 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.72 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 5.36 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.03 | +49.8% |
| 2020 | 5.24 | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 2.57 | -51.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4 | +110.1% |
| 2023 | 5.32 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.44 | +21.1% |
| 2025 | 5.74 | -10.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5.74 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.96 | 1.99 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.19 | 3.29 | 8.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 | 2.57 | 6.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More work & labour data for Vietnam
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,535 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 71.95 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 57,816 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.61 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.806 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,426 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 8,480 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 70.79 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.1 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7361 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Vietnam?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Vietnam was 5.74 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 in 2008.
- How does Vietnam rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Vietnam ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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