Australia vs Viet Nam: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Australia
287.89 billion current US$
in 2023
Viet Nam
318.47 billion current US$
in 2023
Australia rank
22nd
Viet Nam rank
21st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Australia
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 318.47 billion current US$ against 287.89 billion current US$ in Australia, a difference of 30.58 billion current US$.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 3.21 billion current US$ 185.02 million current US$ 3.02 billion current US$ Australia
1970s 5.52 billion current US$ 305.05 million current US$ 5.22 billion current US$ Australia
1980s 28.83 billion current US$ 437.89 million current US$ 28.40 billion current US$ Australia
1990s 56.31 billion current US$ 6.63 billion current US$ 49.69 billion current US$ Australia
2000s 119.72 billion current US$ 39.99 billion current US$ 79.73 billion current US$ Australia
2010s 224.17 billion current US$ 160.36 billion current US$ 63.81 billion current US$ Australia
2020s 265.48 billion current US$ 313.24 billion current US$ 47.76 billion current US$ Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Australia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 318.47 billion current US$ against 287.89 billion current US$ in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Australia and Viet Nam?
30.58 billion current US$, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Viet Nam?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Australia ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.