Sunday, November 21, 2010

Vietnam Debt & Public debt & External & Export/Import Highlight in Jan - Sep 2010 & Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Debt - external:

$31 billion (31 December 2009 est.) 
$25.89 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

YearDebt - externalRankPercent ChangeDate of Information
2003$14,100,000,00048 2001
2004$14,690,000,000564.18 %2003
2005$16,550,000,0005412.66 %2004 est.
2006$20,160,000,0006121.81 %2005 est.
2007$21,860,000,000628.43 %2006 est.
2008$21,830,000,00067-0.14 %31 December 2007 est.
2009$23,090,000,000685.77 %31 December 2008 est.
2010$31,000,000,0006034.26 %31 December 2009 est.

Definition: This entry gives the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of November 3, 2010

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Central bank discount rate:

6% (31 December 2009) 
10.25% (31 December 2008)

YearCentral bank discount rateRankPercent ChangeDate of Information
20086.558 31 December 2007
20096.5600.00 %31 December 2007
201010.254557.69 %31 December 2008

Definition: This entry provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of November 3, 2010


Commercial bank prime lending rate: 15.78% (31 December 2008 ) 
11.18% (31 December 2007 )
Rank: 82
Definition: This entry provides a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit-worthy customers.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of November 3, 2010
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Public debt:

53.7% of GDP (2009 est.) 
48.8% of GDP (2008 est.)

YearPublic debtRankPercent ChangeDate of Information
2004$6435 2003
2005$66322.49 %2004 est.
2006$4856-26.86 %2005 est.
2007$4850-1.45 %2006 est.
2008$4252-11.58 %2007 est.
2009$46438.33 %2008 est.
2010$544318.02 %2009 est.

Definition: This entry records the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of November 3, 2010

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Inflation rate (consumer prices):

7% (2009 est.) 
23.1% (2008 est.)

YearInflation rate (consumer prices)RankPercent ChangeDate of Information
20033.90 %91 2002 est.
20043.10 %115-20.51 %2003 est.
20059.50 %189206.45 %2004 est.
20068.30 %175-12.63 %2005 est.
20077.50 %166-9.64 %2006 est.
20088.30 %17510.67 %2007 est.
200924.40 %211193.98 %2008 est.
20107.00 %169-71.31 %2009 est.

Definition: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of November 3, 2010

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Inflation, average consumer prices

Note: Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.
Units: Annual percent change
Country-specific Note: See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index, 2000=100).
Source: International Monetary Fund - 2009 World Economic Outlook
YearInflation, average consumer pricesPercent Change
198025.156 
198169.6176.67 %
198295.40137.07 %
198349.487-48.13 %
198464.89731.14 %
198591.60241.15 %
1986453.538395.12 %
1987360.357-20.55 %
1988374.3543.88 %
198995.77-74.42 %
199036.031-62.38 %
199181.817127.07 %
199237.705-53.92 %
19938.379-77.78 %
19949.48313.18 %
199516.92678.49 %
19965.593-66.96 %
19973.095-44.66 %
19988.11162.04 %
19994.108-49.35 %
2000-1.768-143.04 %
2001-0.31-82.47 %
20024.079-1,415.81 %
20033.303-19.02 %
20047.895139.03 %
20058.3946.32 %
20067.503-10.61 %
20078.34911.28 %
200823.115176.86 %
20097-69.72 %


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Vietnam Export/Import Highlight in Jan - Sep 2010

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Vietnam Export Highlight in Q1-2010

 

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Vietnam Import in Q1-2010

Vietnam Import-Export Review in year 2009

From GSO, the export turnovers in 2009 were at an estimate of USD 56.6 billion, showing a drop of 9.7% as against 2008. As while, the import turnovers in 2009 were at an estimate of USD 68.8 billion, down by 14.7% as against 2008. Of which, the domestic economic sector gained USD 43.9 billion, fell by 16.8%; the FDI sector: USD 24.9 billion fell by 10.8%. Although the decreased rate of the import turnovers was higher than that of the export turnovers, the trade deficits in 2009 was still at an estimate of USD 12.2 billion, reduced by 32.1% as against 2008 and equal 21.6% of 2009's total export turnovers.

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Vietnam has reviewed their export plan and aim to gain bigger portion of their total export to Asean market.

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In the same time, Vietnam is one of the strategic markets of Asean exporter during last period:

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Vietnam Trade Balance (Import-Export) in first seven months of year 2009.

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More information about banking review

Update Vietnam import export figures in the first half of 2009

Almost the export figure has dropped lower in the same period of last year, except Tapioca Products and Jeweries..

The initial statistic figures from export business in the first half of 2009 has reflected the effects from world financial crisis. (* Refer to more financial news in Vietnam ). However, the contribution of foreign enterprise in country's export/import has some better signals in last two months of the first half:

  • Export contribution from FDI enterprise: -7.6% - account 37% of total country export, not include crude oil export (in first 4 month is - 34%, in the first 2 months: -23.4%) year on year

The higlight of import in this first half are:

  • Import from FDI enterpises also reduce -24.2% (in the first 4 month: -33%, in the first 2 months: 29.8%) year on year. Total import from FDI Enterprises account about 35% of whole country imports

More financial news about export enterprises

Beside the less contribution of FDI enteprises in import-export activities, the number of FDI projects in Vietnam also reduces. See more details in FDI statistics

More information of domestic industrial Output: Industry Analysis : Paper Industry - Cement IndustryPetrochemical Industry - Construction Industry

Highlights of Vietam Import-Export in Jan-Nov 2008 (Source: GSO)

  1. From year to month, agriculture segment has totally 5 products reached over 1 billion USD export: Aquatic products, rice, wood and wooden products, coffee and rubber.
  2. With paper industry, the supply is over demand. It creates the strong pressure to make the domestic price reducing. Total import paper has growed more than 20% compared with last year. As while, demand grows only at 8.5 - 10.5%. The country inventory now is over 40,000 mt of all kind of paper.
  3. Animal feed's inventory now is over 20,000 mt, especially many shipments from Agrentina, India, Peru has not come ye, which may causes higher inventory level in country.
  4. Fertilizer has been imported over 180,000 mt (+30 % month on month). Comparing with the same period of last year, Ure import reduces 36%, SA - 43.09%, DAP - 40.93%, NPK -69.71%
  5. Although coming to the high season as usual, wood import reduces 13.6% month on month. In which, MDF -28% month on month (on import quantity), hard wood - 2.2%, rubber wood -6.88%,

Vietnam Import - Export in first quarter 2008 - clink on the image to enlarge view

Major markets of Vietnam in export business in year 2007

Products
Top 3 Markets / Amount (mil. $US)
ToysUnited States (27.42), Germany (14.45), Japan (6.57)
SugarIndonesia (2.5), Taiwan (0.82), China (0.64)
CoffeeGermany (278), United States (212), Spain (150)
Natural RubberChina (838), Malaysia (69.9), Taiwan (68.4)
Crude OilAustralia (2,880), Singapore (1,573), Japan (1,013)
RicePhilippine (468), Indonesia (378), Malaysia (116)
Wood FurnitureUnited States (948), Japan (307), United Kingdom (196)
FootwearUnited States (885), United Kingdom (526), Germany (357)
ApparrelUnited States (4,465), Japan (704), Germany (365)
Plastics productsUnited States (137), Japan (126), Cambodia (44)
AnthraciteChina (650), Japan (133), Korea (39)

Vietnam Import - Export Forecast in year 2008 (Source: Ministry of Industry & Trade) - clink on the image to enlarge view

Vietnam Import 2007 Review

Imex07

As the recent report of Ministry of Industry and Trade, there are four key factors caused the high import amount in year 2007:

1. Import of machinery and materials for foreign investment projects and other key projects of country, like Ca Mau Power - Fertilizer Complex, Ship Building, and Dung Quat Refinery project.

2. The increasement of imported material's price, like crude steel, fertilizers, plastics and textiles.

3. Export growth is less than last year (20.5% vs. 22.8% of last year). In addition, some items are controled the quantity of export to secure the country's resources and environment's issues.

4. Import tax reduction in AFTA scheme. It boosted up the big volume of import from regional countries to Vietnam.

Key import-export products in year 2007

ImportUnitQtty
Pulp & Paper
'000 mt
842
Fertilizer
'000 mt
3,800
Plastics
'000 mt
1,650
Gasoline
'000 mt
12,600
Construction Steel
'000 mt
7,700
in which: Crude Steel
'000 mt
2,000
Export
  
Crude Oil
'000 mt
16,400
Coal
'000 mt
32,500
Apparel
mil. USD
7,800
Footwear
mil. USD
4,000
Wooden Products
mil. USD
2,400
Plastics Products
mil. USD
725
Bicycles and Spare parts
mil. USD
79
Processed Seafood
mil. USD
3,790
Wire Cables
mil. USD
884

TRADE BALANCE BY COUNTRIES (FROM JAN - JUL'07)

(Source: General Department of Statistics)

IMPORT SHARES BY COUNTRIES (FROM JAN - JUL'07)

(Source: General Department of Statistics)

IMPORT - EXPORT REVIEW IN YEAR 2006

In year 2006, Vietnam exports total 39.6 billion USD (+22.1% year on year), in which: FIEs: 22.87 billion $US (+23.2% yoy)- included crude oil export. The major export market in year 2006: 20% United States (+35% yoy), 18% E.U (+30% yoy), 13% Japan (+19% yoy). There are total 9 groups which have export amount over 1 billion $US: crude oil, garment, footwear, aquatic products, furnitures, electronic components, rice, coffe and rubber.

Total import value of Vietnam in 2006 is 44.41 billion USD (+20.1% year on year), in which FIEs: 1.55 billion $US. Some goods have significant growth in 2006 like: paper (+24.8% yoy), chemicals (+18.7%), plastics (+13.6%), machinery (+24.1%).

EXPORT REVIEW 2005

Earnings from exports in December were estimated at 3 billion USD, bringing the country's export revenues this year to over 32 billion USD, 21.6 percent more than last year, according to the Trade Ministry.

Particularly, crude oil exports fetched more than 7 billion USD. Aquatic products, the country' fourth largest foreign currency earner, raked in 2.5 billion USD, 14 percent over last year. More than 5.2 million tonnes of rice have been exported, earning nearly 1.4 billion USD, a record so far in terms of both volume and value. Wooden furniture exports also surpassed their target, reaching more than 1.5 billion USD, a 33 percent year on year increase; rubber latex fetched an export value of 772 million USD; coffee, 718 million USD; electronics and computer parts, 1.5 billion USD.

The US is the biggest market for Vietnamese products, spending 4.8 billion USD. It was followed by ASEAN countries with more than 4.4 billion USD; the EU, more than 4.3 billion USD; Japan , 3.5 billion USD, and China , 2.3 billion USD.

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IMPORT REVIEW 2005 (Source: MOT)

 
'000 MT
Mil. $US
Total
36,781.00
Domestice Enterprises
22,991.00
FIEs
13,687.00
Major products
1. Cars
17,133.00
281.00
2. Cars' accessories
67,475.00
787.00
3. Automobiles' accessories
-
470.00
4. Construction Steel
3,398.00
2,135.00
5. Crude Steel
2,199.00
830.00
6. Fertilizer
2,938.00
654.00
Urea Fertilizer
883.00
221.00
7. Gasoline
11,335.00
4,969.00
8. Paper
554.00
355.00
9. Plastic
1,142.00
1,421.00
10. Yarn
210.00
350.00
11. Chemical
870.00
12. Machinery
5,300.00
13. Phamarceutical
500
14. Electronic applicances
1,700.00
15. Garment
2,350.00
16. Clinker
4,200.00
121.00
17. Other metals
780.00
18. Milk
305.00
19. Wood
670.00
20. Pulb
150.00
73.00
21. Rubber
140.00
212.00

 

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TRADE RECORDS FROM 1996 - 2005

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Past records - click here

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