Imports of goods and services in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Imports of goods and services was 17.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in Viet Nam is 17.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Viet Nam peaked at 41.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -6.8%, in 2009.
Viet Nam ranks 13th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4.5% | — |
| 1991 | -6.4% | +41.4% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | -395.6% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | +122.5% |
| 1994 | 31.5% | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -48.3% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -54.7% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +90.5% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -31.7% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +32.3% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -35.4% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +124.6% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -44.3% |
| 2009 | -6.8% | -145.4% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -220.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -42.5% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +136.6% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +78.0% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +61.2% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -47.4% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -49.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +407.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -90.1% |
| 2023 | -5.6% | -437.3% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -388.6% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | +6.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 17.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 17.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.9%, 3.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -437.3% | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | +407.1% | 3.3% | 16.7% |
| 1992 | +395.6% | -6.4% | 18.8% |
| 2024 | +388.6% | -5.6% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | -6.4% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | -6.8% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 4.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | -5.6% | 17.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 10 Guinea 20.0% compare
- 11 Russian Federation 19.1% compare
- 12 Algeria 17.3% compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 15.8% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 14.4% compare
- 16 Solomon Islands 14.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Viet Nam
- 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 imports of goods and services in Viet Nam?
- Imports of goods and services in Viet Nam was 17.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8% in 2009.
- How does Viet Nam rank for imports of goods and services?
- Viet Nam ranks 13th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.