Somalia vs Viet Nam: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Somalia
29,747 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Viet Nam
22,988 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia rank
3rd
Viet Nam rank
4th
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 29,747 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 22,988 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam, a difference of 6,759 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 406.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 315.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 636.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2,935 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2,299 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 13,605 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 15,653 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2,047 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 21,947 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 20,420 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,527 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Somalia or Viet Nam?
- Somalia, at 29,747 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 22,988 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Somalia and Viet Nam?
- 6,759 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Somalia 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 imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 4th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports 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
Imports 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.