What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Arab World and Viet Nam?

0.4923 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Viet Nam?

41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Viet Nam: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Arab World

0.3893 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Viet Nam

0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Arab World rank

5th

Viet Nam rank

6th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Arab World
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3893 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.4923 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.3 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Arab World
1990s	0.2413 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3661 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Viet Nam
2000s	0.2753 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6503 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Viet Nam
2010s	0.3058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6678 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Viet Nam
2020s	0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4994 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Arab World or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3893 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Arab World and Viet Nam?: 0.4923 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Viet Nam?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Arab World ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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: 250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (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.