Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Vietnam
Vietnam: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Vietnam, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 5.7% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Vietnam peaked at 8.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1992.
Vietnam ranks 172nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.2% | -39.6% |
| 1962 | 2.6% | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -62.9% |
| 1972 | 4.0% | +314.3% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -39.4% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | +218.2% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | -54.3% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | +116.0% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -53.0% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | +36.0% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -74.6% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +57.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -51.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +58.4% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +34.7% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +52.6% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 28% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +314.3% | 1.0% | 4.0% |
| 1982 | +218.2% | 2.4% | 7.6% |
| 1985 | +116.0% | 3.8% | 8.2% |
| 1990 | -74.6% | 4.6% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 3.7% | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 2.4% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 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 outside in Vietnam?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Vietnam was 5.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
- How does Vietnam rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Vietnam ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.