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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 1.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.04 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.08
1961	0.79
1962	0.57
1963	0.56
1972	0.70
1981	0.01
1982	3.04
1983	1.06
1984	0.34
1988	0.01
1991	0.10
1992	0.00
1993	0.04
1994	0.04
1995	0.28
1996	0.59
1997	1.00
1998	0.61
1999	0.75
2000	1.04
2001	0.85
2002	1.29
2003	1.28
2004	1.32
2005	1.60
2006	0.81
2007	0.57
2008	0.68
2009	0.91
2010	1.54
2011	2.07
2012	1.91
2013	1.95
2014	1.86
2015	1.16
2016	1.10
2017	1.10
2018	2.10
2019	2.14
2020	1.82

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Vietnam was 262,753,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 262,753,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 154,000,000 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	240,000,000
1961	255,000,000
1962	154,000,000
1963	167,000,000
1964	174,000,000
1965	208,000,000
1966	286,000,000
1967	365,000,000
1968	316,000,000
1969	453,000,000
1970	373,000,000
1971	594,000,000
1972	692,000,000
1973	616,000,000
1974	321,000,000
1975	1,102,000,000
1976	1,171,000,000
1977	1,372,000,000
1978	1,485,000,000
1979	1,599,000,000
1980	1,314,000,000
1981	1,382,000,000
1982	1,472,000,000
1983	1,526,000,000
1984	1,745,000,000
1985	1,857,000,000
1986	2,155,000,000
1987	2,455,000,000
1988	2,756,000,000
1989	2,565,000,000
1990	2,752,000,000
1991	2,338,000,000
1992	2,541,000,000
1993	3,532,000,000
1994	5,826,000,000
1995	8,155,000,000
1996	11,144,000,000
1997	11,592,000,000
1998	11,500,000,000
1999	11,742,000,000
2000	15,638,000,000
2001	16,218,000,000
2002	19,746,000,000
2003	25,256,000,000
2004	31,969,000,000
2005	36,761,000,000
2006	45,015,000,000
2007	62,682,000,000
2008	80,714,000,000
2009	69,949,000,000
2010	84,839,000,000
2011	106,750,000,000
2012	113,780,000,000
2013	132,033,000,000
2014	147,849,000,000
2015	165,610,000,000
2016	174,804,000,000
2017	212,919,000,000
2018	236,862,000,000
2019	253,393,000,000
2020	262,753,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 47.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 100.00 in 1973, while its lowest value was 13.28 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1960	86.98
1961	87.62
1962	89.05
1963	98.50
1964	100.00
1965	100.00
1966	100.00
1967	100.00
1968	100.00
1969	100.00
1970	100.00
1971	100.00
1972	89.76
1973	100.00
1981	95.26
1982	90.37
1983	94.66
1984	86.18
1985	17.01
1986	15.85
1987	13.28
1988	15.07
1989	13.64
1990	46.66
1991	65.67
1992	60.39
1993	74.44
1994	68.32
1995	71.99
1996	78.82
1997	79.54
1998	79.04
1999	77.03
2000	74.45
2001	72.84
2002	70.01
2003	68.09
2004	65.72
2005	63.95
2006	63.74
2007	60.82
2008	60.20
2009	53.67
2010	54.92
2011	56.88
2012	56.74
2013	53.98
2014	51.54
2015	47.82
2016	48.79
2017	50.12
2018	53.68
2019	52.02
2020	47.10

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 6.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.58 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.80 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	3.59
1961	2.17
1962	2.54
1963	0.95
1972	3.91
1981	2.37
1982	7.58
1983	3.46
1984	3.50
1985	2.18
1986	1.16
1987	1.18
1988	1.11
1989	0.91
1990	0.80
1991	1.36
1992	3.93
1993	4.93
1994	6.16
1995	3.10
1996	3.02
1997	3.20
1998	3.74
1999	4.88
2000	4.57
2001	5.54
2002	6.82
2003	6.45
2004	6.41
2005	6.31
2006	5.00
2007	4.96
2008	6.38
2009	7.32
2010	6.32
2011	5.84
2012	5.42
2013	5.79
2014	6.30
2015	6.43
2016	6.77
2017	7.07
2018	6.27
2019	6.47
2020	6.35

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 39.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.16 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.36 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	6.89
1961	7.99
1962	6.71
1972	4.88
1981	1.06
1982	1.28
1983	1.06
1984	2.56
1985	0.36
1986	1.16
1987	1.33
1988	0.86
1989	0.40
1990	1.70
1991	4.37
1992	5.48
1993	8.93
1994	12.05
1995	15.57
1996	11.48
1997	12.85
1998	17.14
1999	17.76
2000	20.18
2001	20.35
2002	22.26
2003	24.61
2004	27.35
2005	29.23
2006	30.44
2007	33.47
2008	32.41
2009	37.18
2010	38.76
2011	37.28
2012	37.84
2013	40.22
2014	42.16
2015	38.39
2016	37.56
2017	36.28
2018	40.05
2019	41.51
2020	39.84

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 1.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 5.47 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1962	0.16
1963	0.02
1985	0.67
1986	0.61
1987	0.49
1988	0.37
1989	0.26
1990	0.31
1991	0.14
1992	3.34
1993	4.50
1994	5.47
1995	1.95
1996	1.93
1997	2.01
1998	2.30
1999	2.74
2000	2.36
2001	3.10
2002	3.94
2003	3.00
2004	3.02
2005	2.82
2006	1.42
2007	1.14
2008	1.85
2009	2.84
2010	1.69
2011	1.09
2012	1.09
2013	0.98
2014	0.96
2015	0.69
2016	1.00
2017	0.99
2018	1.19
2019	0.99
2020	1.08

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 2.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.14 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1960	1.34
1961	0.55
1962	1.03
1963	0.39
1972	3.14
1981	0.00
1982	0.01
1984	0.77
1985	0.69
1986	0.26
1987	0.35
1988	0.29
1989	0.25
1990	0.24
1991	0.16
1992	0.29
1993	0.18
1994	0.03
1995	0.17
1996	0.10
1997	0.08
1998	0.17
1999	0.39
2000	0.39
2001	0.53
2002	0.65
2003	0.88
2004	0.78
2005	1.05
2006	0.99
2007	1.19
2008	1.10
2009	1.72
2010	1.83
2011	1.89
2012	1.92
2013	2.08
2014	2.78
2015	3.00
2016	2.75
2017	2.44
2018	2.62
2019	2.69
2020	2.52

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 0.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.04 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.08
1961	0.91
1962	0.59
1963	0.54
1972	0.60
1981	0.01
1982	3.04
1983	0.33
1990	0.00
1991	0.09
1993	0.03
1994	0.00
1995	0.03
1996	0.07
1997	0.06
1998	0.05
1999	0.16
2000	0.26
2001	0.14
2002	0.15
2003	0.20
2004	0.17
2005	0.14
2006	0.21
2007	0.08
2008	0.22
2009	0.12
2010	0.13
2011	0.00
2015	0.03
2016	0.03
2017	0.03
2018	0.00
2019	0.01
2020	0.04

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 1.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.53 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.09
1961	0.71
1962	0.76
1972	0.10
1981	2.36
1982	4.53
1983	3.13
1984	2.70
1985	0.82
1986	0.27
1987	0.35
1988	0.43
1989	0.33
1990	0.15
1991	0.97
1992	0.30
1993	0.22
1994	0.61
1995	0.91
1996	0.84
1997	0.88
1998	1.10
1999	1.32
2000	1.34
2001	1.61
2002	1.86
2003	1.96
2004	2.04
2005	1.84
2006	2.13
2007	2.31
2008	2.71
2009	2.45
2010	2.25
2011	2.40
2012	2.13
2013	2.34
2014	2.31
2015	1.68
2016	1.64
2017	1.88
2018	1.87
2019	1.91
2020	1.70

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 1.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.72 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.08
1972	0.06
1981	0.00
1984	0.02
1986	0.02
1988	0.02
1989	0.07
1990	0.08
1992	0.01
1993	0.00
1994	0.04
1995	0.03
1996	0.06
1997	0.17
1998	0.13
1999	0.28
2000	0.23
2001	0.16
2002	0.21
2003	0.41
2004	0.40
2005	0.45
2006	0.25
2007	0.24
2008	0.50
2009	0.18
2010	0.42
2011	0.46
2012	0.28
2013	0.39
2014	0.25
2015	1.04
2016	1.34
2017	1.72
2018	0.60
2019	0.87
2020	1.01

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 6.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 85.05 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2012.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.55
1961	2.21
1962	1.70
1963	0.55
1964	0.00
1965	0.00
1966	0.00
1967	0.00
1968	0.00
1969	0.00
1970	0.00
1971	0.00
1972	1.46
1973	0.00
1981	1.31
1982	0.77
1983	0.81
1984	7.77
1985	80.44
1986	81.84
1987	84.21
1988	82.96
1989	85.05
1990	50.84
1991	28.61
1992	30.20
1993	11.70
1994	13.48
1995	9.35
1996	6.69
1997	4.41
1998	0.07
1999	0.32
2000	0.80
2001	1.28
2002	0.92
2003	0.85
2004	0.52
2005	0.52
2006	0.83
2007	0.75
2008	1.01
2009	1.83
2010	0.00
2011	0.00
2012	0.00
2013	0.00
2014	0.00
2015	7.36
2016	6.88
2017	6.53
2018	0.00
2019	0.00
2020	6.71

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Vietnam was $277,899,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $277,899,000,000 in 2020 and $92,242,000 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$239,600,000
1961	$252,900,000
1962	$265,632,000
1963	$199,859,000
1964	$126,287,000
1965	$161,906,000
1966	$235,979,000
1967	$118,043,000
1968	$92,242,000
1969	$175,044,000
1970	$257,000,000
1971	$272,000,000
1972	$392,385,000
1973	$304,515,000
1981	$565,697,000
1982	$434,694,700
1983	$408,016,600
1984	$524,796,100
1985	$1,842,240,000
1986	$2,155,081,000
1987	$2,455,098,000
1988	$2,756,660,000
1989	$3,032,112,000
1990	$2,842,105,000
1991	$2,482,856,000
1992	$3,027,250,000
1993	$3,923,955,000
1994	$5,825,806,000
1995	$8,358,518,000
1996	$11,284,930,000
1997	$11,875,120,000
1998	$11,309,810,000
1999	$11,742,090,000
2000	$15,646,260,000
2001	$16,218,000,000
2002	$19,745,600,000
2003	$25,260,630,000
2004	$31,968,800,000
2005	$36,761,100,000
2006	$44,891,100,000
2007	$62,764,100,000
2008	$80,712,900,000
2009	$69,948,800,000
2010	$83,364,780,000
2011	$104,419,000,000
2012	$111,640,000,000
2013	$129,258,000,000
2014	$142,119,000,000
2015	$175,034,000,000
2016	$184,750,000,000
2017	$225,122,000,000
2018	$231,307,000,000
2019	$249,013,000,000
2020	$277,899,000,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Vietnam was 39.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.16 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.36 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	6.89
1961	7.99
1962	6.71
1972	4.88
1981	1.06
1982	1.28
1983	1.06
1984	2.56
1985	0.36
1986	1.16
1987	1.33
1988	0.86
1989	0.40
1990	1.70
1991	4.37
1992	5.48
1993	8.93
1994	12.05
1995	15.57
1996	11.48
1997	12.85
1998	17.14
1999	17.76
2000	20.18
2001	20.35
2002	22.26
2003	24.61
2004	27.35
2005	29.23
2006	30.44
2007	33.47
2008	32.41
2009	37.18
2010	38.76
2011	37.28
2012	37.84
2013	40.22
2014	42.16
2015	38.39
2016	37.56
2017	36.28
2018	40.05
2019	41.51
2020	39.84

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports