Power Plug Guide

What plug is used in Vietnam?

In Vietnam, the standard power plug is Type A and Type B and Type C. The country runs on 230 volts at 50 Hz. That means wall sockets in Vietnam can be one of 3 different shapes — Type A, Type B, Type C, and your plug needs to physically match the socket to fit.

Plug types used in Vietnam

Type A Two flat parallel pins 100–127V Type B Two flat pins + round ground 100–127V Type C Two round pins (Europlug) 220–240V

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Electrical specifications

Voltage
230 V
Frequency
50 Hz

Type A, Type B and Type C are also used in these 154 countries

Fiji: Type I · 240 V Tanzania: Type G · 230 V W. Sahara Canada: Type A, B · 120 V United States: Type A, B · 120 V Kazakhstan: Type C, F · 230 V Uzbekistan: Type C, F · 230 V Papua New Guinea: Type I · 240 V Indonesia: Type C, F · 230 V Argentina: Type I · 230 V Chile: Type C, L · 230 V Congo (DRC): Type C, E · 230 V Somalia: Type C, G · 230 V Kenya: Type G · 240 V Sudan: Type C, D, G · 230 V Chad: Type C, E, F · 230 V Haiti: Type A, B · 110 V Dominican Republic: Type A, B · 120 V Russia: Type C, F · 230 V Bahamas: Type A, B · 120 V Falkland Is. Norway: Type C, F · 230 V Greenland Fr. S. Antarctic Lands Timor-Leste: Type C, E, F, I · 230 V South Africa: Type C, M, N · 230 V Lesotho: Type M · 230 V Mexico: Type A, B · 127 V Uruguay: Type C, F, L · 230 V Brazil: Type C, N · 127/220 V Bolivia: Type A, B, C · 230 V Peru: Type A, B, C · 230 V Colombia: Type A, B · 110 V Panama: Type A, B · 120 V Costa Rica: Type A, B · 120 V Nicaragua: Type A, B · 120 V Honduras: Type A, B · 120 V El Salvador: Type A, B · 120 V Guatemala: Type A, B · 120 V Belize: Type A, B · 110 V Venezuela: Type A, B · 120 V Guyana: Type A, B · 110/220 V Suriname: Type A, B · 110 V France: Type C, E · 230 V Ecuador: Type A, B · 120 V Puerto Rico Jamaica: Type A, B · 110 V Cuba: Type A, B · 120 V Zimbabwe: Type G · 230 V Botswana: Type M · 230 V Namibia: Type C, M, N · 230 V Senegal: Type C, E · 230 V Mali: Type C, E · 230 V Mauritania: Type C, E · 230 V Benin: Type C, E · 230 V Niger: Type C, E · 230 V Nigeria: Type G · 230 V Cameroon: Type C, E · 230 V Togo: Type C, E · 230 V Ghana: Type G · 230 V Côte d'Ivoire: Type C, E · 230 V Guinea: Type C, F · 230 V Guinea-Bissau: Type C, F · 230 V Liberia: Type C, D, F, G · 230 V Sierra Leone: Type G · 230 V Burkina Faso: Type C, E · 230 V Central African Republic: Type C, E · 230 V Congo (Republic): Type C, E · 230 V Gabon: Type C, E · 230 V Equatorial Guinea: Type C, E · 230 V Zambia: Type G · 230 V Malawi: Type G · 230 V Mozambique: Type C, F, M, N · 230 V Eswatini: Type C, M, N · 230 V Angola: Type C, F · 230 V Burundi: Type C, E · 230 V Israel: Type C, H · 230 V Lebanon: Type C, F · 230 V Madagascar: Type C, E · 230 V Palestine: Type C, H · 230 V Gambia: Type G · 230 V Tunisia: Type C, E · 230 V Algeria: Type C, F · 230 V Jordan: Type C, F, G · 230 V United Arab Emirates: Type G · 230 V Qatar: Type G · 240 V Kuwait: Type G · 230 V Iraq: Type C, G · 230 V Oman: Type G · 230 V Vanuatu: Type I · 230 V Cambodia: Type A, B, C, F, G · 230 V Thailand: Type A, B, C, O · 230 V Laos: Type A, B, C · 230 V Myanmar: Type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I · 230 V Vietnam North Korea: Type C, F · 230 V South Korea: Type C, F · 230 V Mongolia: Type C, F · 230 V India: Type C, D, M · 230 V Bangladesh: Type A, C, D, G, M · 230 V Bhutan: Type C, D, M · 230 V Nepal: Type C, D, M · 230 V Pakistan: Type C, D · 230 V Afghanistan: Type C, F · 230 V Tajikistan: Type C, F · 230 V Kyrgyzstan: Type C, F · 230 V Turkmenistan: Type C, F · 230 V Iran: Type C, F · 230 V Syria: Type C, E, F, L · 230 V Armenia: Type C, F · 230 V Sweden: Type C, F · 230 V Belarus: Type C, F · 230 V Ukraine: Type C, F · 230 V Poland: Type C, E · 230 V Austria: Type C, F · 230 V Hungary: Type C, F · 230 V Moldova: Type C, F · 230 V Romania: Type C, F · 230 V Lithuania: Type C, F · 230 V Latvia: Type C, F · 230 V Estonia: Type C, F · 230 V Germany: Type C, F · 230 V Bulgaria: Type C, F · 230 V Greece: Type C, F · 230 V Turkey: Type C, F · 230 V Albania: Type C, F · 230 V Croatia: Type C, F · 230 V Switzerland: Type C, J · 230 V Luxembourg: Type C, F · 230 V Belgium: Type C, E · 230 V Netherlands: Type C, F · 230 V Portugal: Type C, F · 230 V Spain: Type C, F · 230 V Ireland: Type G · 230 V New Caledonia Solomon Islands: Type I · 230 V New Zealand: Type I · 230 V Australia: Type I · 230 V Sri Lanka: Type G · 230 V China: Type A, C, I · 230 V Taiwan: Type A, B · 110 V Italy: Type C, F, L · 230 V Denmark: Type C, F, K · 230 V United Kingdom: Type G · 230 V Iceland: Type C, F · 230 V Azerbaijan: Type C, F · 230 V Georgia: Type C, F · 230 V Philippines: Type A, B, C · 230 V Malaysia: Type G · 230 V Brunei: Type G · 240 V Slovenia: Type C, F · 230 V Finland: Type C, F · 230 V Slovakia: Type C, E · 230 V Czechia: Type C, E · 230 V Eritrea: Type C, E, L · 230 V Japan: Type A, B · 100 V Paraguay: Type A, B, C, N · 230 V Yemen: Type C, D, G · 230 V Saudi Arabia: Type G · 230 V N. Cyprus Cyprus: Type G · 230 V Morocco: Type C, E · 230 V Egypt: Type C, F · 230 V Libya: Type C, F, L · 230 V Ethiopia: Type C, F, G · 230 V Djibouti: Type C, E · 230 V Somaliland Uganda: Type G · 240 V Rwanda: Type C, E, F, G · 230 V Bosnia and Herzegovina: Type C, F · 230 V North Macedonia: Type C, F · 230 V Serbia: Type C, F · 230 V Montenegro: Type C, F · 230 V Kosovo: Type C, F · 230 V Trinidad and Tobago: Type A, B · 115 V South Sudan: Type C, D, G · 230 V Andorra: Type C, F · 230 V Antigua and Barbuda: Type A, B · 110/220 V Bahrain: Type G · 230 V Barbados: Type A, B · 115 V Cape Verde: Type C, F · 230 V Comoros: Type C, E · 230 V Dominica: Type G · 230 V Grenada: Type G · 230 V Hong Kong: Type G · 230 V Kiribati: Type I · 240 V Liechtenstein: Type C, J · 230 V Macau: Type G · 230 V Maldives: Type C, D, G · 230 V Malta: Type G · 230 V Marshall Islands: Type A, B · 120 V Mauritius: Type C, E, G · 230 V Micronesia: Type A, B · 120 V Monaco: Type C, E · 230 V Nauru: Type I · 240 V Palau: Type A, B · 120 V Saint Kitts and Nevis: Type A, B, G · 230 V Saint Lucia: Type G · 230 V Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Type A, B, G · 230/110 V Samoa: Type I · 230 V San Marino: Type C, F, L · 230 V São Tomé and Príncipe: Type C, F · 230 V Seychelles: Type G · 240 V Singapore: Type G · 230 V Tonga: Type I · 240 V Tuvalu: Type I · 230 V Vatican City: Type C, F, L · 230 V
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Africa 41

Algeria C F 230 V Angola C F 230 V Benin C E 230 V Burkina Faso C E 230 V Burundi C E 230 V Cameroon C E 230 V Cape Verde C F 230 V Central African Republic C E 230 V Chad C E F 230 V Comoros C E 230 V Congo (DRC) C E 230 V Congo (Republic) C E 230 V Côte d'Ivoire C E 230 V Djibouti C E 230 V Egypt C F 230 V Equatorial Guinea C E 230 V Eritrea C E L 230 V Eswatini C M N 230 V Ethiopia C F G 230 V Gabon C E 230 V Guinea C F 230 V Guinea-Bissau C F 230 V Liberia C D F G 230 V Libya C F L 230 V Madagascar C E 230 V Mali C E 230 V Mauritania C E 230 V Mauritius C E G 230 V Morocco C E 230 V Mozambique C F M N 230 V Namibia C M N 230 V Niger C E 230 V Rwanda C E F G 230 V Senegal C E 230 V Somalia C G 230 V South Africa C M N 230 V South Sudan C D G 230 V Sudan C D G 230 V São Tomé and Príncipe C F 230 V Togo C E 230 V Tunisia C E 230 V

Asia 36

Afghanistan C F 230 V Armenia C F 230 V Azerbaijan C F 230 V Bangladesh A C D G M 230 V Bhutan C D M 230 V Cambodia A B C F G 230 V China A C I 230 V Georgia C F 230 V India C D M 230 V Indonesia C F 230 V Iran C F 230 V Iraq C G 230 V Israel C H 230 V Japan A B 100 V Jordan C F G 230 V Kazakhstan C F 230 V Kyrgyzstan C F 230 V Laos A B C 230 V Lebanon C F 230 V Maldives C D G 230 V Mongolia C F 230 V Myanmar A B C D E F G I 230 V Nepal C D M 230 V North Korea C F 230 V Pakistan C D 230 V Palestine C H 230 V Philippines A B C 230 V South Korea C F 230 V Syria C E F L 230 V Taiwan A B 110 V Tajikistan C F 230 V Thailand A B C O 230 V Timor-Leste C E F I 230 V Turkmenistan C F 230 V Uzbekistan C F 230 V Yemen C D G 230 V

Europe 43

Albania C F 230 V Andorra C F 230 V Austria C F 230 V Belarus C F 230 V Belgium C E 230 V Bosnia and Herzegovina C F 230 V Bulgaria C F 230 V Croatia C F 230 V Czechia C E 230 V Denmark C F K 230 V Estonia C F 230 V Finland C F 230 V France C E 230 V Germany C F 230 V Greece C F 230 V Hungary C F 230 V Iceland C F 230 V Italy C F L 230 V Kosovo C F 230 V Latvia C F 230 V Liechtenstein C J 230 V Lithuania C F 230 V Luxembourg C F 230 V Moldova C F 230 V Monaco C E 230 V Montenegro C F 230 V Netherlands C F 230 V North Macedonia C F 230 V Norway C F 230 V Poland C E 230 V Portugal C F 230 V Romania C F 230 V Russia C F 230 V San Marino C F L 230 V Serbia C F 230 V Slovakia C E 230 V Slovenia C F 230 V Spain C F 230 V Sweden C F 230 V Switzerland C J 230 V Turkey C F 230 V Ukraine C F 230 V Vatican City C F L 230 V

North America 20

Antigua and Barbuda A B 110/220 V Bahamas A B 120 V Barbados A B 115 V Belize A B 110 V Canada A B 120 V Costa Rica A B 120 V Cuba A B 120 V Dominican Republic A B 120 V El Salvador A B 120 V Guatemala A B 120 V Haiti A B 110 V Honduras A B 120 V Jamaica A B 110 V Mexico A B 127 V Nicaragua A B 120 V Panama A B 120 V Saint Kitts and Nevis A B G 230 V Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A B G 230/110 V Trinidad and Tobago A B 115 V United States A B 120 V

Oceania 3

Marshall Islands A B 120 V Micronesia A B 120 V Palau A B 120 V

South America 11

Bolivia A B C 230 V Brazil C N 127/220 V Chile C L 230 V Colombia A B 110 V Ecuador A B 120 V Guyana A B 110/220 V Paraguay A B C N 230 V Peru A B C 230 V Suriname A B 110 V Uruguay C F L 230 V Venezuela A B 120 V

Travelling from one of these countries? Check below whether you need an adapter.

Do you need an adapter for Vietnam?

Where are you travelling from?

Pick your home country to see if your plugs fit in Vietnam.

Travel adapters for Vietnam

Most modern phones, laptops, cameras, and tablets are rated for 100–240 V, so you only need a simple plug-shape adapter when the voltage matches what your charger supports. Because Vietnam runs at the higher 230 V range, travelers from the United States, Canada, or Japan must check the label on each device. Anything marked “120 V only” will be destroyed if plugged in without a step-down voltage converter. For a Type A/Type B/Type C socket, a universal travel adapter or a region-specific adapter is enough for chargers that handle dual voltage.

Frequently asked questions

What plug does Vietnam use?

Vietnam uses Type A and Type B and Type C plugs and runs at 230 volts, 50 Hz.

Do I need a travel adapter for Vietnam?

Yes, if your home country does not use Type A and Type B and Type C. Most modern phone and laptop chargers handle 100–240 V, so a simple plug-shape adapter is enough.

What voltage is used in Vietnam?

Mains voltage in Vietnam is 230 V at 50 Hz.

Can I use my phone or laptop charger in Vietnam?

Almost always yes. Modern phone, laptop, tablet and camera chargers are dual-voltage (rated 100–240 V), so they handle Vietnam's 230 V automatically. You only need a plug-shape adapter, not a voltage converter. Check the small print on the charger to confirm.

Nearby countries

Cambodia A B C F G 230 V Laos A B C 230 V China A C I 230 V Thailand A B C O 230 V