Is Vietnam a poor country anymore?

Question

Did we catch up to other countries yet?

Answer 1

Vietnam has changed greatly since the "open door" policy was introduced in 1987.. Change has been more pronounced in the last five years and rapid in the past two

Answer 2

no, some parts are, but it is a great place, and if you make fun of Veitnam, I will Mess you up

Answer 3

I feel Vietnam is a very upcoming country and their economy is booming.  It will be the power house in SE Asia in the near future.

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Answer 4

yes Vietnam is still a poor country that's why the have war there the troops fight at the poorest place.

Answer 5

VN is still a developing country and it may take at least 50 years or more to get present level of developed world. Even VN can catch up with others in terms of GDP per capital (PPP or not), it need much more time for social security systems, human related matters, environment... Loooooooooong way to go!

Answer 6

Economists use GDP to measure a country's economic strength or wealth)

If we look at the GDP for 2000, Vietnam was ranked 37 out of 181 countries, per capita, however, was ranked 133.

http://aol.countrywatch.com/includes/gra...

In 2002, Vietnam moved up to 108

http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator.cf...

The GDP growth in Vietnam is characteristic of the region and with the continuing foreign investments, Vietnam's economy will continuing to grow.

Answer 7

Vietnam isn't poor. It's just not HIGHly tech yet. The schools there are better than America's.

Answer 8

it still counted as a developing country. a long way to go

Answer 9

Vietnam is still a poor country, just because the goverment

Answer 10

i think they are richer than you will ever be