Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Vietnam
Vietnam: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Vietnam, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Vietnam is 7.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Vietnam peaked at 9.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1971.
Vietnam ranks 125th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1961 | 3.0% | -55.3% |
| 1962 | 7.6% | +151.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | -87.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -72.6% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +656.2% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -48.6% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | +893.2% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -64.8% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -80.1% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +1292.2% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -68.2% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +129.5% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +36.3% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +38.9% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -36.2% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +10.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 7.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 74% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 7.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1292.2% | 0.6% | 8.8% |
| 1981 | +893.2% | 1.0% | 9.9% |
| 1972 | +656.2% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| 1962 | +151.7% | 3.0% | 7.6% |
| 1992 | +129.5% | 1.6% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 0.9% | 7.6% | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 0.6% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 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)
- 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$), per unit of GDP 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Vietnam?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Vietnam was 7.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1971.
- How does Vietnam rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Vietnam ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.