Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) was 59.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Vietnam, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Vietnam is 59.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 212.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Vietnam peaked at 59.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.
Vietnam ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8% | — |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +145.5% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +240.7% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +45.7% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +41.8% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +8.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 59.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 32.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +240.7% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 0.8% | 19.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 26.4% | 59.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 40.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 30.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Vietnam?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Vietnam was 59.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- How does Vietnam rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Vietnam ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.