Malaysia vs Viet Nam: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Malaysia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 8.8% against 8.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 169th and Viet Nam ranks 167th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 6.3% | 0.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.3% | 0.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Malaysia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 8.8% against 8.3% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 0.5%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for food imports?
- Malaysia ranks 169th and Viet Nam ranks 167th 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.