Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam
Vietnam: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 0.869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
Vietnam ranks 8th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.3886 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3804 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6419 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.577 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5915 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.828 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5992 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7804 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 5 Lebanon 0.8311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Singapore 0.7873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Kiribati 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Slovakia 0.7564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Cambodia 0.7204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Tuvalu 0.6953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 600.00 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 199.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1663 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 842.34 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Vietnam was 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Vietnam rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.