Korea vs Viet Nam: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita

Korea
20.92 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Viet Nam
116.45 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Korea rank
4th
Viet Nam rank
3rd

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 116.45 million current LCU per person against 20.92 million current LCU per person in Korea, a difference of 95.53 million current LCU per person.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 5.6 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 860,110 current LCU per person 48,626 current LCU per person 811,484 current LCU per person Korea
1990s 2.40 million current LCU per person 1.39 million current LCU per person 1.01 million current LCU per person Korea
2000s 6.90 million current LCU per person 8.30 million current LCU per person 1.40 million current LCU per person Viet Nam
2010s 13.20 million current LCU per person 39.56 million current LCU per person 26.36 million current LCU per person Viet Nam
2020s 18.00 million current LCU per person 87.21 million current LCU per person 69.22 million current LCU per person Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Korea or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 116.45 million current LCU per person against 20.92 million current LCU per person in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Korea and Viet Nam?
95.53 million current LCU per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Viet Nam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
Korea ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita. 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 (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,082 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.