South Korea vs Vietnam: Changes in inventories

South Korea

21.34 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Vietnam

204.23 trillion current LCU

in 2025

South Korea rank

4th

Vietnam rank

3rd

Changes in inventories over time

South Korea
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 204.23 trillion current LCU against 21.34 trillion current LCU in South Korea, a difference of 182.89 trillion current LCU.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 9.6 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Korea ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 7,889 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.