Sub-Saharan Africa vs Viet Nam: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Sub-Saharan Africa
17,486 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th
Viet Nam rank
36th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Viet Nam
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,486 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 63.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 191.17 current US$ per square kilometre 57.86 current US$ per square kilometre 133.31 current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 392.1 current US$ per square kilometre 9.6 current US$ per square kilometre 382.5 current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 1,326 current US$ per square kilometre 914.16 current US$ per square kilometre 412.14 current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 2,037 current US$ per square kilometre 16,378 current US$ per square kilometre 14,342 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 9,253 current US$ per square kilometre 104,563 current US$ per square kilometre 95,310 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 15,574 current US$ per square kilometre 509,340 current US$ per square kilometre 493,767 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 16,413 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$), per, Sub-Saharan Africa or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,486 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and Viet Nam ranks 36th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.