Ireland vs Vietnam: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Ireland
- Vietnam
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 9.3% against 8.8% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 166th and Vietnam ranks 168th of 196 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 5.3% | 2.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 1.9% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.3% | 2.8% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 0.7% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Ireland or Vietnam?
- Ireland, at 9.3% against 8.8% in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Ireland and Vietnam?
- 0.5%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Vietnam?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Vietnam rank globally for food imports?
- Ireland ranks 166th and Vietnam ranks 168th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.