Sub-Saharan Africa vs Vietnam: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 46.3% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 31.1%.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 46 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 7.4% | 3.5% | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 4.9% | 4.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 3.4% | 6.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 2.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 28.0% | 11.8% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 39.7% | 23.4% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 44.9% | 29.7% | 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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 46.3% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Sub-Saharan Africa and Vietnam?
- 31.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Vietnam?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Vietnam rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 19th of 46 groups.
- 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.