Somalia vs Viet Nam: Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Somalia
8,805 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Viet Nam
24,523 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia rank
4th
Viet Nam rank
2nd
Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 24,523 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 8,805 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 15,718 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.8 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 273.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 256.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 165.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2,336 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2,171 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3,630 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16,375 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12,745 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 6,003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 21,667 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 15,664 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Somalia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 24,523 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 8,805 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Somalia and Viet Nam?
- 15,718 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Viet Nam?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Viet Nam rank globally for exports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.