Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Viet Nam: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Viet Nam
0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
9th
Viet Nam rank
6th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Viet Nam
00.20.40.60.81198520052025

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5988 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 3.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.374 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2000s 0.2944 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6503 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.356 current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2010s 0.2977 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6678 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3701 current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.3271 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8275 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5004 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$), per unit of gdp, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
0.5988 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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

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.