IDA total vs Vietnam: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit

IDA total
0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Vietnam
0.7341 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
IDA total rank
17th
Vietnam rank
20th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … unit over time

  • IDA total
  • Vietnam
00.20.40.60.8196019912023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.7341 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.5103 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 3.3 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 44 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP IDA total
1990s 0.1678 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3225 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1547 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6443 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4136 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.2244 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6572 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4328 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2020s 0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8039 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5961 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, IDA total or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.7341 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between IDA total and Vietnam?
0.5103 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Vietnam?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Vietnam rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
IDA total ranks 17th and Vietnam ranks 20th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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 imports by the reporting economy (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
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.