Which has higher merchandise trade, Arab World or Viet Nam?

Viet Nam, at 180.0% against 53.7% in Arab World as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Viet Nam?

41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Viet Nam: Merchandise trade

Arab World

53.7%

in 2025

Viet Nam

180.0%

in 2025

Arab World rank

9th

Viet Nam rank

5th

Merchandise trade over time

Arab World
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 180.0% against 53.7% in Arab World, a difference of 126.3%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 3.4 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	46.4%	25.0%	21.4%	Arab World
1990s	51.4%	66.3%	15.0%	Viet Nam
2000s	67.9%	119.6%	51.7%	Viet Nam
2010s	71.4%	132.8%	61.4%	Viet Nam
2020s	67.7%	169.7%	102.0%	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade, Arab World or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 180.0% against 53.7% in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise trade between Arab World and Viet Nam?: 126.3%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Viet Nam?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise trade?: Arab World ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 14,091 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.