Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Vietnam
Vietnam: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.7954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Vietnam, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.7954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
That places Vietnam 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.8259 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5773 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5889 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.989 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9617 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.819 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6384 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5702 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5594 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6376 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7199 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8007 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7758 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7712 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7338 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.7954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.7954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8259 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8259 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8259 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6228 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.687 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5594 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.771 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 10 Malta 0.8233 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Ireland 0.8217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Cyprus 0.807 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Somalia 0.7514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.7383 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Marshall Islands 0.7039 constant 2015 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 value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Vietnam?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Vietnam was 0.7954 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4835 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Vietnam rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- Vietnam ranks 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.