South Asia vs Viet Nam: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

South Asia
763.30 billion current US$
in 2023
Viet Nam
318.47 billion current US$
in 2023
South Asia rank
24th
Viet Nam rank
21st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • South Asia
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 763.30 billion current US$ against 318.47 billion current US$ in Viet Nam, a difference of 444.84 billion current US$.

That makes South Asia's figure about 2.4 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 24th and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 44 groups.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 2.53 billion current US$ 185.02 million current US$ 2.35 billion current US$ South Asia
1970s 2.70 billion current US$ 305.05 million current US$ 2.39 billion current US$ South Asia
1980s 18.31 billion current US$ 437.89 million current US$ 17.87 billion current US$ South Asia
1990s 39.64 billion current US$ 6.63 billion current US$ 33.01 billion current US$ South Asia
2000s 155.74 billion current US$ 39.99 billion current US$ 115.75 billion current US$ South Asia
2010s 505.13 billion current US$ 160.36 billion current US$ 344.77 billion current US$ South Asia
2020s 682.64 billion current US$ 313.24 billion current US$ 369.41 billion current US$ South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, South Asia or Viet Nam?
South Asia, at 763.30 billion current US$ against 318.47 billion current US$ in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between South Asia and Viet Nam?
444.84 billion current US$, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Viet Nam?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do South Asia and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
South Asia ranks 24th and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.