Food imports in Vietnam
Vietnam: Food imports was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Vietnam, 1997–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 8.8% for food imports in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Vietnam peaked at 8.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1997.
That places Vietnam 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 25.02 billion current US$ (2024)
- Commercial service imports 35.60 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies 66.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Vietnam?
- Food imports in Vietnam was 8.8% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1997.
- How does Vietnam rank for food imports?
- Vietnam ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.