Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Vietnam
Vietnam: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 2.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Vietnam, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Vietnam stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Vietnam peaked at 4.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1972.
That places Vietnam 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.7% | -66.0% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -87.3% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +2333.5% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +90.8% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +43.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -64.7% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +48.1% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -86.0% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +336.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -68.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -42.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +191.0% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +41.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -7.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 98% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +2333.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% |
| 1991 | +336.4% | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| 1994 | +191.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Vietnam?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Vietnam was 2.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1972.
- How does Vietnam rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Vietnam ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.