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Vietnam: |
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| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |
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| GDP growth rate (%) | 2.3 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 4.0 |
| Gross domestic savings (%) of GDP | 2.9 | 10.1 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 24.6 |
| Inflation (%) | 67.5 | 67.4 | 17.6 | 5.2 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 9.2 |
| Growth rate of merchandise exports (%) | 31.1 | 18.0 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 35.8 | 28.2 | 41.0 | 22.2 | 3.9 |
| Growth rate of merchandise imports (%) | 6.1 | 18.8 | 20.4 | 39.3 | 48.5 | 43.8 | 39.0 | -1.6 | -2.3 |
| Balance of payments on current account (%) of GDP | -4.2 | -1.9 | -0.7 | -7.5 | -8.6 | -10.1 | -11.2 | -6.8 | -4.1 |
| External debt outstanding (US$ million) | 22,111 | 22,280 | 3,957 | 4,788 | 5,473 | 6,741 | 8,357 | 11,612 | 14,861 |
| Exchange rates to US$ (annual average) | 6,800 | 11,000 | 11,179 | 10,640 | 10,978 | 11,037 | 11,032 | 12,500 | 13,297 |
| Source: Asian Development Bank | |||||||||