Vietnam: Background Papers

Publication Date:

September 14, 1995

Summary:

This Background Papers study analyzes output performance of Vietnam in transition years. Output performed surprisingly well during the core transition years. During 1988–89, output growth reached an average of 6–7 percent per year, well above the average of 4–5 percent achieved since the unification of North and South Vietnam in 1975. Output growth in these two years was driven by strong performance in the agriculture and services sectors. During the second phase of the transition, 1990–91, output growth slowed somewhat to 5–6 percent.

Series:

Country Report No. 1995/092

Subject:

Notes:

This background paper on Viet Nam was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. In releasing this document for public use, confidential material may have been removed at the request of the member.

English

Publication Date:

September 14, 1995

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451840124/1934-7685

Stock No:

1VNMEA0011995

Pages:

103

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