Philippines vs Vietnam: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Philippines
- Vietnam
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 47.5% against 46.3% in Vietnam, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.
Philippines ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 7.4% | 2.7% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.9% | 1.4% | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 3.4% | 6.3% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 11.9% | 3.1% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 28.0% | 10.6% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 39.7% | 6.2% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 44.9% | 0.4% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Philippines or Vietnam?
- Philippines, at 47.5% against 46.3% in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Philippines and Vietnam?
- 1.2%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Vietnam?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Vietnam rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Philippines ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.