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

United Arab Emirates
0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
6th

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

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1035 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2051 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1593 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3661 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2000s 0.4799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6503 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2010s 0.6441 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6678 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.8444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, United Arab Emirates or Viet Nam?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.9851 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam?
0.1035 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
United Arab Emirates ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.