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World/Briefs/Vietnam

Intelligence brief

Vietnam — intelligence brief

The whole picture in one grounded read: observed macro indicators, the derived macro-sentiment composite, the business-cycle regime, and a forward forecast. Derived reads interpret already-observed numbers; the forecast is labelled projections (not observations); an absent series is shown honestly, never fabricated.

How to read this:Observeda real measured value from a named source.Derivedcomputed by Predictonomy from observed series using a reproducible method.AI readan AI interpretation of already-computed figures. Opinion, not a new data point.

Brief

What the data says

Observed macro, derived sentiment, the business-cycle regime, and forward projections — each traced to the live series it reads. Need it as JSON? GET /api/v1/brief/country/{iso3}.

Full briefledger 51018ed

Vietnam: macro conditions look supportive (pressure 11/100); the economy is in expansion; 1 turning-point signal flagged; 19 observed macro indicators held; real gdp growth is projected at 9.21 for 2026.

Macro sentiment

Macro pressure

Derived
Normal
11/ 100

Higher = more macro pressure. Reads as supportive (sentiment +0.78, −1 stressed … +1 supportive).

ⓘ How this score works
Confidence: 90%

Outlook 2026: supportive (projected sentiment +0.70) · a projection from baseline forecasts

Business-cycle regime

DerivedRegime inputsas of 2025-12-31

Expansion

growth 8.0%momentum +0.98confidence: high
Turning-point signals
  • CPI inflation turned down (was rising, now falling).

Latest observations

Observed1 indicator omitted (not covered)

as of 2026-01-01

Current account balance to GDPObserved
5.3%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2023-01-01

Electric power consumption per capitaObserved
2.6k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2022-01-01

Net energy importsObserved
34.0%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2023-01-01

Energy use per capitaObserved
1k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Exports of goods and servicesObserved
98.2%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross domestic product, current US dollarsObserved
$514.7bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

GDP per capita, current US dollarsObserved
$5.1k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Real GDP growthObserved
8.0%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2026-01-01

General government debt to GDPObserved
29.8%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2025-01-01

Imports of goods and servicesObserved
92.1%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Consumer price inflationObserved
3.3%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross fixed capital formation to GDPObserved
29.2%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total populationObserved
101.6m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Productivity growthObserved
7.3%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2021-01-01

Renewable energy shareObserved
24.2%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (excluding gold)Observed
$85.6bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2024-01-01

Reserves in months of importsObserved
2

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (including gold)Observed
$85.6bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Unemployment rateObserved
1.5%

World Bank Indicators API

Forward forecast

Derivedprojections, not observations

Headline reliability: below naive track record (-11% skill vs naive; realized ±2.1144 over 1) · a track record, not a guarantee

Forecast heldDerivedledger 51018ed
Real GDP growth — 2026 baseline projection
9.21

Vietnam: forward projections across 15 macro indicators, horizons 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2034, 2035. These are projections, not observations — each carries an optimistic/pessimistic band and a confidence interval, anchored against the latest observed value where one is held.

Current account balance to GDP

Latest observed5.3(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20267.3714.250.495.85 – 8.89
20288.7120.64-3.215.86 – 11.57
203010.0625.45-5.336.11 – 14
203513.4130-8.356.83 – 20

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Exports of goods and services

Latest observed98.24(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202699.77110.5890.4196.63 – 102.91
2028102.83121.5586.6195.22 – 110.44
2030105.89130.0584.9593.87 – 117.91
2035113.53147.7183.9289.98 – 137.08

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross domestic product, current US dollars

Latest observed514.7bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026540.2bn568.6bn515.6bn523.5bn – 557bn
2028605.1bn649.8bn566.4bn560.4bn – 649.9bn
2030670bn727.6bn620.1bn593.9bn – 746.1bn
2035832.2bn913.7bn761.6bn659.6bn – 1T

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Real GDP growth

Latest observed8.02(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20269.21123.557.98 – 10.45
202811.87122.069.42 – 12
20301212-0.678.6 – 12
20351212-5.926.63 – 12

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

GDP per capita, current US dollars

Latest observed5.1k(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20265.3k5.6k5.1k5.1k – 5.5k
20285.9k6.3k5.5k5.4k – 6.3k
20306.5k7k6k5.7k – 7.2k
20357.9k8.7k7.2k6.3k – 9.6k

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

General government debt to GDP

Latest observed29.8(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202628.2830.7625.4127.4 – 29.15
202824.2328.5219.2722.4 – 26.05
203020.1825.7213.7817.71 – 22.64
203510.0517.917.24 – 12.87

Method: linear_trend; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Imports of goods and services

Latest observed92.09(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202693.27108.478.1489.46 – 97.08
202895.63121.8369.4287.02 – 104.23
203097.98131.8164.1684.96 – 111
2035103.8715056.0379.93 – 127.81

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Consumer price inflation

Latest observed3.31(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20263.144.941.222.69 – 3.59
20282.715.82-0.621.89 – 3.53
20302.276.28-2.031.2 – 3.34
20351.186.86-4.9-0.26 – 2.63

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross fixed capital formation to GDP

Latest observed29.21(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202628.930.4227.5928 – 29.8
202828.1730.1226.4826.08 – 30.25
203027.4329.9525.2524.32 – 30.55
203525.629.1622.5120.29 – 30.91

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total population

Latest observed101.6m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026101.4m106.2m97m98.3m – 104.6m
2028102.1m106.9m97.6m94.5m – 109.6m
2030102.8m107.6m98.2m91.1m – 114.4m
2035104.4m109.4m99.9m82.8m – 126.1m

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Productivity growth

Latest observed7.29(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20267.6112.194.176.91 – 8.3
20288.45152.57.05 – 9.84
20309.29151.617.26 – 11.31
203511.38150.537.75 – 15

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 7y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (excluding gold)

Latest observed85.6bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202685.8bn114.7bn56.9bn80bn – 91.6bn
202886.3bn136.4bn36.3bn74.5bn – 98.1bn
203086.8bn151.4bn22.2bn70bn – 103.7bn
203588.1bn179.5bn060bn – 116.2bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Reserves in months of imports

Latest observed2.37(2024)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20252.513.631.382.29 – 2.72
20272.664.610.722.24 – 3.09
20292.745.250.232.14 – 3.34
20342.86.3501.81 – 3.79

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (including gold)

Latest observed85.6bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202685.8bn114.7bn56.9bn80bn – 91.6bn
202886.3bn136.4bn36.3bn74.5bn – 98.1bn
203086.8bn151.4bn22.2bn70bn – 103.7bn
203588.1bn179.5bn060bn – 116.2bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Unemployment rate

Latest observed1.52(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20261.382.10.651.24 – 1.51
20281.082.3400.84 – 1.32
20300.782.4100.46 – 1.11
20350.052.3400 – 0.56

Method: linear_trend; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Generated by the prediction engine (model prediction-engine-v1) on 2026-09-18 from observed history. Projections, not observations — never a guarantee of future values.

Machine-readable: GET /api/v1/brief/country/VNM · API docs