Vietnam edges ahead of Indonesia on per-person GDP. Is Thailand next?
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Indonesia’s US$1.5 trillion economy is still nearly triple that of Vietnam, whose marginal per capita lead may not last.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF+0.1% 30d
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “gdp” (the broad US market) in this story.
- QQQ Invesco QQQ-10.3% 30d
Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “gdp” (the broad US market) in this story.
- EIDO iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF-1.7% 6d
iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF holds stocks listed in Indonesia, which this story is about (“indonesia”).
- VNM VanEck Vietnam ETF-2.0% 30d
VanEck Vietnam ETF holds stocks listed in Vietnam, which this story is about (“vietnam”).
- EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF+0.0% 30d
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Indonesia, which this story is about.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIANo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| QQQNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EIDO | +8.34% | +3.37% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| VNMNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EEM | +3.96% | -0.13% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Vietnam edges ahead of Indonesia on per-person GDP. Is Thailand next? South China Morning Post
Source: South China Morning Post
The price since 4 Nov 2026: Ishares Tr (EIDO) versus the S&P 500
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishares Tr (EEM) | three days earlier | -0.13% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EEM) | five days earlier | +3.96% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EIDO) | three days earlier | +3.37% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (EIDO) | five days earlier | +8.34% | final price |
Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (EIDO)
Companies tied to this story
- EIDO Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (EIDO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Vietnam edges ahead of Indonesia on per-person GDP. Is Thailand next?.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF holds stocks listed in Indonesia, which this story is about (“indonesia”)
- THD Ishares
For “Vietnam edges ahead of Indonesia on per-person GDP. Is Thailand next?,” Ishares (THD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Thailand ETF holds stocks listed in Thailand, which this story is about (“thailand”)
- EEM Ishares Tr
For “Vietnam edges ahead of Indonesia on per-person GDP. Is Thailand next?,” Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Indonesia, which this story is about
Ishares Tr (EIDO)
On 4 Nov 2026, “Vietnam edges ahead of Indonesia on per-person GDP. Is Thailand next?” is the story that connects Ishares Tr (EIDO) to this story.
For Ishares Tr (EIDO), the reason on file says iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF holds stocks listed in Indonesia, which this story is about (“indonesia”)
A second company, Ishares (THD), is listed for a different reason: iShares MSCI Thailand ETF holds stocks listed in Thailand, which this story is about (“thailand”)
Dates in the story, and the Ishares Tr (EIDO) price range
EEM traded between 65.24 and 69.22 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 65.76. EIDO traded between 11.63 and 11.99 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 11.73.
A simple score for Ishares Tr (EIDO)
35 out of 100
“Vietnam edges ahead of Indonesia on per-person GDP. Is Thailand next?” scores 35 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 3 linked companies.