IDA total vs Viet Nam: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

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

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

  • IDA total
  • Viet Nam
00.20.40.60.8196019912023

How they compare

Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam'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 Viet Nam ranks 20th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam
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 Viet Nam
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 Viet Nam
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 Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, IDA total or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.7341 current US$ 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$), per unit between IDA total and Viet Nam?
0.5103 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Viet Nam?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
IDA total ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 20th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.