Small states vs Viet Nam: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Small states
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 180.0% against 70.4% in Small states, a difference of 109.6%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.6 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.9% | 25.0% | 50.9% | Small states |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 66.3% | 1.7% | Small states |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 119.6% | 47.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 132.8% | 61.1% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 169.7% | 97.5% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Small states or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 180.0% against 70.4% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Small states and Viet Nam?
- 109.6%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Viet Nam?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Small states ranks 4th 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
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.