Share of imports that come from China in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of imports that come from China was 43.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Vietnam, 1955–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Vietnam stood at 43.1%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Vietnam peaked at 43.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
That places Vietnam 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 3.6% | — |
| 1956 | 2.0% | -43.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -86.2% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +265.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +46.4% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +64.1% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +52.1% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +57.0% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +12.8% |
| 2025 | 43.1% | +9.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 43.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 43.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +265.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| 1990 | -86.2% | 2.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 9.0% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 23.6% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 32.6% | 43.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0251 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 15.54 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Vietnam?
- Share of imports that come from china in Vietnam was 43.1% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Vietnam ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.