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Vietnam

Vietnam (VN)CRITICAL

Southeast Asia · pop. 99,470,000 · GDP 408,802 M USD

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Why this score? · top 3 of 20 events driving the 30-day risk

Major industries

electronicstextilesmanufacturingagriculture

Major exports

electronicstextilesfootwear

30d events

20
events occurred · risk score 100/100

AI Brief

Current status

Vietnam faces severe operational disruption with 101 events recorded over the past 30 days, including 51 critical and 45 high-severity incidents. The country is experiencing significant security deterioration with reports of conventional military action, bombings, and an economic blockade affecting core manufacturing regions. Despite some positive economic signals like resumed domestic flights and high-tech infrastructure development, the security environment poses immediate risks to Vietnam's role as a key electronics and textile manufacturing hub.

Supply chain impact

  • Electronics manufacturers face immediate production and logistics disruption, particularly affecting global smartphone, semiconductor, and consumer electronics supply chains that rely heavily on Vietnamese assembly operations.
  • Textile and footwear export routes to major markets including the US and Europe are experiencing delays and potential rerouting costs due to security restrictions and the reported economic blockade.
  • Manufacturing operations in southern industrial zones around Ho Chi Minh City may face workforce availability issues and supply chain bottlenecks as security conditions deteriorate.
  • International freight forwarders and shipping lines serving Vietnam's major ports are likely implementing elevated security protocols, potentially increasing transit times and costs for inbound raw materials and outbound finished goods.
  • Alternative sourcing strategies for electronics and textile buyers may need activation, with Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Thailand positioned as potential short-term alternatives.

Watch points

  • Monitor port operations at Ho Chi Minh City and Haiphong for capacity restrictions or security-related delays that could cascade through Asia-Pacific shipping networks.
  • Track factory utilization rates in key industrial provinces and any announcements of production suspensions by major international manufacturers operating in Vietnam.
  • Watch for escalation of the reported economic blockade and its specific impact on import/export clearance procedures and cross-border logistics operations.

Risk by layer

Natural disaster
1 eventsLOW
Economic & political
50 eventsCRITICAL
layer.l5
28 eventsCRITICAL

90d risk trend

2026-03-052026-06-02

Structural risk profile

Corruption Perceptions (CPI)
40/100
rank #88
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Voice & Accountability
24/100
rank #14
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Political stability
49/100
rank #46
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Government effectiveness
54/100
rank #59
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Regulatory quality
41/100
rank #36
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Rule of law
47/100
rank #48
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Control of corruption
44/100
rank #46
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Goods produced with forced / child labor (US DoL 2024)

BrickscCashewscCoffeecFishcFootwearcFurniturecGarmentscfLeathercPeppercRicecRubbercSugarcanecTeacTextilescTimbercTobaccoc

Produced commodities

Tungsten

Dependent chokepoints

No dependent chokepoints

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