Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Vietnam: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Vietnam
0.7341 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Vietnam rank
20th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.7341 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5136 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 20th of 44 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.1074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3225 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2152 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6443 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4384 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.2165 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6572 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4407 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2020s 0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8039 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6104 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$), per unit, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.7341 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
0.5136 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Vietnam rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Vietnam ranks 20th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.