<\/a>Vietnam – United States trades<\/p><\/div>\n
Vietnam is now a densely-populated developing country that has been transitioning from a rigid, centrally-planned economy since 1986. With an economy supported by agriculture, services and industry, it has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 325.9 billion dollars, while the GDP per capita is rated at 3,600 dollars and the growth in 2012 was of 5%. According to CIA World Factbook, Vietnam has one of the most 50 developing economies in the world (rank 42). In 2005, Goldman Sachs forecasted that by 2025, Vietnam will become the 17th<\/sup> largest economy in the world with nominal GDP of 436 billion dollar and nominal GDP per capita of USD$4,535. Until then, 11.3% of the Vietnamese live below the World Bank\u2019s international poverty line.<\/p>\n