Lower middle income vs Viet Nam: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Lower middle income
1.37 trillion current US$
in 2023
Viet Nam
318.47 billion current US$
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
22nd
Viet Nam rank
21st
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Lower middle income
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 1.37 trillion current US$ against 318.47 billion current US$ in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.05 trillion current US$.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 4.3 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.18 billion current US$ | 185.02 million current US$ | 8.99 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 14.15 billion current US$ | 305.05 million current US$ | 13.85 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 72.03 billion current US$ | 437.89 million current US$ | 71.59 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 124.51 billion current US$ | 6.63 billion current US$ | 117.89 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 375.12 billion current US$ | 39.99 billion current US$ | 335.13 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 1.01 trillion current US$ | 160.36 billion current US$ | 845.04 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 1.24 trillion current US$ | 313.24 billion current US$ | 922.59 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Lower middle income or Viet Nam?
- Lower middle income, at 1.37 trillion 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 between Lower middle income and Viet Nam?
- 1.05 trillion current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Viet Nam?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Lower middle income ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.