Total population (million), 2003

81.0

Population (average annual population growth rate), 2003

1.1

Population density (people per km2), 2003

249.0

Rural population (as % of total), 2003

74.5

Crude birth rate (per thousand people), 2003

18.4

Crude death rate (per thousand people), 2003

6.1

Infant mortality rate (per thousand live births), 2003

19.0

Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children), 2003

23.0

Life expectancy at birth (years), 2003

67.5

Prevalence of HIV (% ages 15-49) -2001 1/

.04 (0.2-0.8)

Total labour force (million), 2003

43.0

Female labour force as % of total, 2003

48.5

Number of rural poor (million) (approximate), 2002

21.6

Poor as % of total rural population (1997)

..

Population living below US$1 a day (%), 2002

20.0

Population living below US$2 a day (%), 2002

33.4

Population living below the national poverty line (%), 1990-20011/

50.9

Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% rural population), 2002

25.6

Share of poorest 20% in national income or consumption (%)1998 1/

8.0

School enrolment, primary (% gross), 2002

101.0

Adult literacy rate (% age 15 and above) 2002 1/

90.3

Children under weight for age (% under age 5), 1995-20021/

33.0

Children under height for age (% under age 5), 1995-20021/

36.0

Undernourished people (as % of total population), 1999-20011/

19.0

Daily calorie supply per capita, 2000-20022/

2,530.0

Health expenditure, total (as % of GDP), 2002

5.2

Physicians (per thousand people) - 2001

0.5

Population with access to improved water sources (%) 2000 1/

77.0

Population with access to essential drugs (%) - 1999 1/

80.0-94.0

Population using adequate sanitation facilities (%) - 2000 1/

47.0

Agricultural labour force (% of total labour force), 2002 2/

66.0

Food imports (% of merchandise imports), 2002

6.1

Fertilizer consumption (hundreds of grams per ha of arable land), 2002

2,958.0

Food production index (1999-2001=100)

118.7

Cereal yield (kg per ha) - 2004

4,531.0

Major Exports (% share in Agriculture), 20032/

Rice, milled

32.6

Coffee, green

14.8

11.9

Major Imports (% share in agriculture) 20032/

8.6

Cake of soybeans

16.6

Wheat

7.8

Land area (km2 thousand), 2003

325.0

Arable land as % of land area, 2002

20.5

Forest area as % of total land area - 2000

30.1

Irrigated land as % of cropland, 2002

33.7

Local currency

Vietnam Dong

Exchange rate: US$1.00 = (26.10.2005)

15,916.50 VND

GNI per capita (US$), 2003

480.0

GDP (US$ billion), 2003

39.1

GDP per capita growth (annual %), 2003

6.0

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), 2003

3.1

Sectoral distribution of GDP, 2003

% agriculture

21.8

% industry

39.9

% manufacturing

20.8

% services

38.2

Consumption

General government final consumption expenditure (as % of GDP), 2003

6.9

Household final consumption expenditure, etc. (as % of GDP), 2003

66.0

Gross domestic savings (as % of GDP), 2003

27.1

Merchandise exports (US$ million), 2003

20,176.0

Merchandise imports (US$ million), 2003

24,863.0

Balance of merchandise trade (US$ million)

-4,687.0

Foreign direct investment, net (US$ million), 2002

1,400.0

Overall budget balance (including grants) (as % of GDP) 2002

-3.0

Total expenditure (% of GDP), 2002

22.0

Total external debt (US$ million), 2003

15,816.0

Present value of debt (as % of GNI), 2002

32.0

Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services), 2003

3.4

ODA received (net disbursements) Total (US$ million), 2003

1,768.0

Lending interest rate (%), 2003

9.4

Deposit interest rate (%), 2003

6.6

Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people), 2003

87.7

Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) - 1999

9.4

Personal computers (per 1,000 people), 2002

9.8

Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2003

43.0