Singapore vs Viet Nam: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Singapore
0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Viet Nam
0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore rank
7th
Viet Nam rank
6th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Singapore
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.53 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1593 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.8752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Singapore or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Singapore and Viet Nam?
- 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Viet Nam?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.