Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Vietnam: trade and investment
Exports is 98.2% (2025), 9th of 184 in the world and 3rd of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Imports is 92.1% (2025), 15th of 184 in the world and 5th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Trade openness is 190.3% (2025), 10th of 184 in the world and 3rd of 32 in East Asia & Pacific.
12 indicators
Trade & investment: Vietnam in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 98.2%2025 | 9/184 | 3/32 | 53.9% | 54.2% | 84.4% | +25.3 ppsince 2015 | 32.5% | 25.9% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 92.1%2025 | 15/184 | 5/32 | 57.5% | 59.8% | 78.9% | +20.1 ppsince 2015 | 28.5% | 23.8% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 190.3%2025 | 10/184 | 3/32 | 111.4% | 114.0% | 163.2% | +45.4 ppsince 2015 | 63.8% | 48.9% | 68.5% | |
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 6.4%2025 | 29/185 | 11/29 | 3.5% | -2.9% | 4.3% | +7.3 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $473bn2025 | 17/206 | 6/37 | $14.5bn | $72.2bn | $283bn | +192%since 2015 | $9.2tn | $7.7tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 44.3%2023 | 10/170 | 6/25 | · | 13.1% | 41.7% | +10.7 ppsince 2013 | 34.6% | 23.2% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 1.0%2023 | 122/172 | 17/25 | 26.4% | 11.0% | 0.9% | −6.4 ppsince 2013 | 4.2% | 5.2% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 9.4%2023 | 118/172 | 17/25 | 25.3% | 19.3% | 8.8% | −5.1 ppsince 2013 | 4.4% | 9.0% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 1.1%2022 | 172/184 | 23/29 | 15.3%2001 | 5.0% | 1.3% | −2.6 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 4.3%2025 | 50/197 | 10/32 | 4.2% | 5.4% | 4.6% | −0.7 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.4% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 3.8m2020 | 47/196 | 7/35 | 2.1m | 5.0m | 3.8m | −24%since 2010 | 491m | 573m | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $3.2bn2020 | 39/177 | 11/31 | · | $4.5bn | $3.2bn | −27%since 2010 | — | — | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Vietnam and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Vietnam. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Vietnam | China | Cambodia | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 98.2%2025 | 21.1%2025 | 68.6%2025 | 33.2%2016 |
| Imports | 92.1%2025 | 16.9%2025 | 67.4%2025 | 41.9%2016 |
| Trade openness | 190.3%2025 | 38.0%2025 | 136.1%2025 | 75.1%2016 |
| Current account | 6.4%2025 | 3.8%2025 | -3.7%2025 | 11.1%2025 |
| Merchandise exports | $473bn2025 | $3.8tn2025 | $31.3bn2025 | $12.4bn2025 |
| High-tech exports | 44.3%2023 | 26.3%2024 | 5.3%2024 | 7.4%2023 |
| Fuel exports | 1.0%2023 | 1.4%2025 | 0.0%2024 | 1.8%2023 |
| Food exports | 9.4%2023 | 2.3%2025 | 15.4%2024 | 23.2%2023 |
| Average tariff | 1.1%2022 | 2.2%2022 | 7.2%2022 | 1.4%2022 |