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

Europe & Central Asia
0.3126 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Viet Nam
0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Viet Nam rank
6th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3126 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.569 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1593 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia
1990s 0.2157 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3661 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1504 current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2000s 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6503 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3705 current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2010s 0.3087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6678 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3591 current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.3305 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8275 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.497 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$), per unit of gdp, Europe & Central Asia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3126 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia and Viet Nam?
0.569 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Viet Nam?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.