Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam
Vietnam: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam, 1985–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.
That places Vietnam 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +657.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 0.344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5856 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6868 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1875 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +657.4% | 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3092 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1988 | +75.3% | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 3 Slovenia 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Singapore 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Slovakia 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Malaysia 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Belgium 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,466 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam was 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- How does Vietnam rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.