Japan vs Vietnam: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia over time
- Japan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 2.9% against 2.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 74th and Vietnam ranks 71st of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 3.3% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia, Japan or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 2.9% against 2.6% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between Japan and Vietnam?
- 0.3%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vietnam?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Vietnam rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Japan ranks 74th and Vietnam ranks 71st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.