Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 85.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Vietnam, 1997–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Vietnam is 85.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Vietnam peaked at 86.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1998.
Vietnam ranks 14th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 44.0% | — |
| 1998 | 41.4% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 85.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 85.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 41.4% | 47.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 42.6% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 64.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.0% | 86.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 40.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 30.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Vietnam?
- Manufactures exports in Vietnam was 85.0% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1998.
- How does Vietnam rank for manufactures exports?
- Vietnam ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.