Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Vietnam: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.2916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vietnam
0.8371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
21st
Vietnam rank
20th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Vietnam
0.20.40.60.81199620102024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.8371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Vietnam ranks 20th of 47 groups.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Vietnam Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4885 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.2565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2020s 0.2663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5769 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.8371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
0.5455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vietnam rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Vietnam ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, 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.