October 2011
Viet Nam
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  86 936 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  103 572 Merchandise  39 35
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  276 546 excluding intra-EU trade 26 23
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) - 6 116 Commercial services 56 55
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  1 774 excluding intra-EU trade 37 38
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   157.3
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   140 7 5 7
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   130 5 11 12
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   148 8 7 9
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 11 January 2007 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.351
Trade Policy Review ... Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   26
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 8 - 4
All goods   11.4   9.8 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   18.5   17.0 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   10.4   8.7 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.1 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 1 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   44.5 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 1 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   44.0 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   105 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  72 192 17 -9 26
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  84 801 18 -13 21
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    0.47 Share in world total imports  0.55
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   18.9 Agricultural products 9.8
Fuels and mining products   11.6 Fuels and mining products 12.7
Manufactures   68.9 Manufactures 72.0
  By main destination   By main origin
1. United States   20.0 1. China   22.0
2. European Union (27)   16.5 2. Singapore   10.0
3. Japan   11.1 3. Japan   9.8
4. China   9.5 4. Korea, Republic of   9.6
5. Switzerland   4.4 5. Taipei, Chinese   8.7
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  7 355   12 -19 30
Commercial services imports (million US$)  9 771   17 2 21
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.20   Share in world total imports 0.28
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   31.3   Transportation 67.5
Travel   60.5   Travel 15.0
Other commercial services   8.1   Other commercial services 17.5
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2000 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  12   715   727 ... ...  3 982  3 982
                         
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2009.