Vietnam’s annual inflation rate edged up to 5.09% in October 2026 from 5.08% in the previous month, marking its highest reading since May. Price growth accelerated for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (4.40% vs 4.33% in September), housing and utilities (6.50% vs 6.47%), transport (15.57% vs 11.67%), and health (1.75% vs 1.47%). Meanwhile, inflation eased across several categories, including food (3.58% vs 4.44%), clothing and footwear (1.94% vs 2.19%), household equipment (3.24% vs 3.27%), postal and telecommunications (0.12% vs 0.33%), recreation and culture (2.46% vs 3.42%), education (2.74% vs 2.93%), and miscellaneous goods and services (5.65% vs 5.82%). Core inflation slowed to 4.04% from 4.45% in September, its lowest since March. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.2%, slowing sharply from 0.62% in September and pointing to the weakest increase in three months. source: General Statistics Office of Vietnam

Inflation Rate in Vietnam increased to 5.09 percent in October from 5.08 percent in September of 2026. Inflation Rate in Vietnam averaged 5.56 percent from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 28.24 percent in August of 2008 and a record low of -2.60 percent in July of 2000. This page provides the latest reported value for - Vietnam Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Vietnam Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.

Inflation Rate in Vietnam increased to 5.09 percent in October from 5.08 percent in September of 2026. Inflation Rate in Vietnam is expected to be 4.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Vietnam Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2027 and 2.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-10-03 02:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Sep 5.08% 4.89% 4.5%
2026-11-03 02:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Oct 5.09% 5.08% 5.2%
2026-12-03 02:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Nov 5.09%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 108.88 108.86 points Oct 2026
Core Inflation Rate 4.04 4.45 percent Oct 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM -0.05 0.11 percent Oct 2026
CPI Transportation 110.51 107.65 points Oct 2026
Export Prices 128.10 126.70 points Dec 2024
Food Inflation 3.58 4.44 percent Oct 2026
GDP Deflator 183.63 175.29 points Dec 2024
Import Prices 116.10 118.40 points Dec 2024
Inflation Rate YoY 5.09 5.08 percent Oct 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.20 0.62 percent Oct 2026
Producer Price Inflation MoM 0.47 3.05 percent Sep 2026
Producer Prices 105.10 104.61 points Sep 2026


Vietnam Inflation Rate
In Vietnam, the most important categories in the consumer price index are food and drink services (36.12 percent of total weight), housing and construction materials (15.73 percent), transport (9.37 percent), household appliances (7.1 percent) and clothing and footwear (6.37 percent). The index also includes: education (6 percent), health (5 percent), culture, entertainment and tourism (4.29 percent), beverages and tobacco (3.59 percent), miscellaneous goods and services (3.3 percent) and posts and telecoms (2.89 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.09 5.08 28.24 -2.60 1996 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Vietnam Inflation Rate Hits 5-Month High
Vietnam’s annual inflation rate edged up to 5.09% in October 2026 from 5.08% in the previous month, marking its highest reading since May. Price growth accelerated for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (4.40% vs 4.33% in September), housing and utilities (6.50% vs 6.47%), transport (15.57% vs 11.67%), and health (1.75% vs 1.47%). Meanwhile, inflation eased across several categories, including food (3.58% vs 4.44%), clothing and footwear (1.94% vs 2.19%), household equipment (3.24% vs 3.27%), postal and telecommunications (0.12% vs 0.33%), recreation and culture (2.46% vs 3.42%), education (2.74% vs 2.93%), and miscellaneous goods and services (5.65% vs 5.82%). Core inflation slowed to 4.04% from 4.45% in September, its lowest since March. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.2%, slowing sharply from 0.62% in September and pointing to the weakest increase in three months.
2026-11-03
Vietnam Inflation Rate Hits 4-Month High
Vietnam’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 5.08% in September 2026, up from 4.89% in August. It was the highest inflation since May, boosted by faster rises in transportation (11.67% vs 8.02% in August) and health (1.47% vs 1.25%). Meanwhile, inflation moderated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.44% vs 4.67%), housing and utilities (6.47% vs 6.60%), clothing and footwear (2.19% vs 2.23%), education (2.93% vs 3.90%), household equipment (3.27% vs 3.29%), information and communication (0.33% vs 0.50%), recreation and culture (3.42% vs 3.59%), and miscellaneous goods and services (5.82% vs 5.95%). Inflation for alcoholic beverages and tobacco accelerated to 4.33% from 4.09%. Meanwhile, core inflation was at 4.45%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.62% in September, following a 0.47% rise in August.
2026-10-03
Vietnam Inflation Eases to 4.45% in July
Vietnam’s inflation rate eased to 4.45% year-on-year in July 2026 from 4.69% in the previous month. Price growth grew at a softer pace in food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.63% vs 4.89% in June), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (4.13% vs 4.21%), housing and utilities (6.71% vs 7.17%), and transportation (3.66% vs 5.29%). On the other hand, costs increased in clothing and footwear (2.29% vs 2.19%), education (3.63% vs 3.39%), household equipment (3.21% vs 3.17%), health (1.24% vs 1.20%), information and communication (0.38% vs 0.13%), recreation and culture (3.65% vs 3.32%), and miscellaneous goods and services (5.91% vs 4.08%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.12% in July, slowing from a 0.39% drop in the preceding period. Meanwhile, annual core inflation grew 4.63%, up from 4.50% a month earlier.
2026-08-03