Vietnam Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP:$18.1 billion, $300percapita(I984)at official exchange rates of 12.1 dong=US$l

Natural resources: phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, apatite, chromate, possible offshore oil deposits, forests

Agriculture: main crops —rice, rubber, fruits and vegetables, some corn, manioc, sugarcane; major food imports—wheat, corn, dairy products

Fishing: catch 539,000 metric tons (1984)

Major industries: food processing, textiles, machinebuilding, mining, cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires

Shortages: foodgrains, petroleum, capital goods and machinery, fertilizer

Electric power: 1,800,000 kW capacity (1985); 5 billion kWh produced (1985), 83 kWh per capita

Exports: $763 million (1984); agricultural and handic raft products, coal, minerals, ores

Imports: $1 823 million (1984); petroleum, steel products, railroad equipment, chemicals, medicines raw cotton, fertilizer, grain

Major trade partners: exports—USSR, East European countries, Japan, other Asian markets; imports- -USSR, East Europe, Japan

Aid: accurate data on aid since April 1975 unification unavailable; estimated annual economic aid on annual basis is—USSR, $600. nillion or more; East European countries, $150 million; non-Communist countries, $50 million; international institutions, $50 million; value of military aid deliveries since 1975 not available

Monetary conversion rate: 12.1 dong=US$l (June 1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Vietnam on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Vietnam 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Vietnam 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.