Somalia vs Vietnam: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia

Somalia
3.0%
in 2023
Vietnam
2.9%
in 2023
Somalia rank
69th
Vietnam rank
71st

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia over time

  • Somalia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Vietnam ahead.

Somalia ranks 69th and Vietnam ranks 71st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Vietnam
1980s 0.1% 1.3% 1.1% Vietnam
1990s 1.9% 0.5% 1.4% Somalia
2000s 7.9% 0.7% 7.2% Somalia
2010s 4.0% 2.5% 1.5% Somalia
2020s 3.1% 2.6% 0.4% Somalia

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, Somalia or Vietnam?
Somalia, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between Somalia and Vietnam?
0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vietnam?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Vietnam rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
Somalia ranks 69th 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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 11,638 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.