Africa Western and Central vs Viet Nam: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Africa Western and Central
17,914 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
35th
Viet Nam rank
36th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Viet Nam
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,914 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 61.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 206.28 current US$ per square kilometre 57.86 current US$ per square kilometre 148.42 current US$ per square kilometre Africa Western and Central
1970s 465.34 current US$ per square kilometre 9.6 current US$ per square kilometre 455.74 current US$ per square kilometre Africa Western and Central
1980s 2,077 current US$ per square kilometre 914.16 current US$ per square kilometre 1,163 current US$ per square kilometre Africa Western and Central
1990s 2,873 current US$ per square kilometre 16,378 current US$ per square kilometre 13,505 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 10,295 current US$ per square kilometre 104,563 current US$ per square kilometre 94,269 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 17,797 current US$ per square kilometre 509,340 current US$ per square kilometre 491,544 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 16,909 current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Africa Western and Central or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,914 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Africa Western and Central and Viet Nam?
1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Viet Nam?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Africa Western and Central ranks 35th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.