Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Vietnam: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vietnam
0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
3rd
Vietnam rank
6th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.5701 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1885 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0906 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.2452 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2971 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0519 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5454 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.3402 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6604 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3202 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2020s 0.3258 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8691 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5432 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Vietnam?
0.5701 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Vietnam?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Vietnam rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.