Growth and Development A Level Macroeconomics

Economics – Country Profiles

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 Growth, Development + Macro Issues in Vietnam
Key Recent Macro Data Key Background Information Aspects of Development

Latest annual GDP Currency unit Dong

6% Latest HDI ranking 116th
Growth (%)
Currency system MFS
GDP or GNI per capita 2
(US $, PPP) $6.4K Policy interest rate (%) 6.25% Malnutrition data million
under5
Inflation rate (%) 3.6% Member of a Regional ASEAN
Trade Agreement? % of population living
in extreme poverty 9m
Unemployment rate 2.5% Current account
(% of labour force) balance (% of GDP) 1.7%
Life Expectancy at birth 76.2
Fiscal balance -4% Main corporate tax rate (years)
(% of GDP) (Per Cent) 20%
Gini coefficient and/or 0.35
Govt debt (% of GDP) 65% Competitiveness rank 77th Palma Ratio
Yield on 10-Year Govt 4.7% Corruption Perception
Bonds (Per Cent) 117th Inward FDI (% of GDP) 6%
Ranking
Investment spending (% 29% Ease of Doing Business Remittances
of GDP) Ranking (World Bank) 69th 6.7%
(% of GDP)
Gross national savings 31% External Debt
(% of GDP) (% of GDP) 25% Aid (% of GDP) 1.5%
 Growth, Development + Macro Issues in _______
Key Recent Macro Data Key Background Information Aspects of Development

Latest annual GDP Currency unit

Latest HDI ranking
Growth (%)
Currency system
GDP or GNI per capita
(US $, PPP) Policy interest rate (%) Malnutrition data

Inflation rate (%) Member of a Regional

Trade Agreement? % of population living
Unemployment rate in extreme poverty
Current account
(% of labour force) balance (% of GDP)
Life Expectancy at birth
Fiscal balance Main corporate tax rate (years)
(% of GDP) (Per Cent)
Gini coefficient and/or
Govt debt (% of GDP) Competitiveness rank Palma Ratio
Yield on 10-Year Govt Corruption Perception
Bonds (Per Cent) Inward FDI (% of GDP)
Ranking
Investment spending (% Ease of Doing Business Remittances
of GDP) Ranking (World Bank) (% of GDP)
Gross national savings External Debt
(% of GDP) (% of GDP) Aid (% of GDP)
 Contextual Background on _______________
Economic Structure Development and Growth Issues / Policies

Share of GDP by value added (% of GDP) 3 key factors limiting development progress

Primary: 1/

Industrial: 2/

Services: 3/

Main export industries (+ major firms) 3 recent/current supply-side policies

1/ 1/

2/ 2/

3/ 3/

Key risks to sustainable / inclusive growth Long term challenges facing this country

1/ Challenge 1:

2/ Challenge 2:

3/ Challenge 3:
 Main Strengths and Weaknesses for __________
Economic / Competitive Strengths Main Weaknesses in their Economy

1/ 1/

2/ 2/

3/ 3/

4/ 4/

5/ 5/

Other Notes – supporting strengths Other Useful Recent Contextual Knowledge