High income vs Vietnam: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

High income
0.3082 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vietnam
0.9209 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
High income rank
16th
Vietnam rank
16th

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

  • High income
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.9209 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3082 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.6127 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 3.0 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 16th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2011 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
1990s 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4511 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6951 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4392 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.2979 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6958 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3979 current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2020s 0.3033 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8592 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5558 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, High income or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.9209 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3082 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between High income and Vietnam?
0.6127 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Vietnam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do High income and Vietnam rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
High income ranks 16th and Vietnam ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.