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Upper middle income
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Within the “Upper middle income” group, Viet Nam leads Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025 at 180.05%, while Argentina sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 23.85%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.045.090.0135180Viet NamViet Nam: 180.05%180MalaysiaMalaysia: 151.73%152ThailandThailand: 118.64%119North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia: 115.78%116SurinameSuriname: 108.10%108MongoliaMongolia: 106.72%107LibyaLibya: 102.70%103BelarusBelarus: 96.11%96.1SerbiaSerbia: 84.58%84.6Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 83.50%83.5Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 83.25%83.3MexicoMexico: 73.55%73.5

Country table

#CountryValue
51 Equatorial Guinea 33.53%
52 Algeria 33.27%
53 China 32.59%
54 Sri Lanka 32.22%
55 Brazil 28.16%
56 Colombia 26.36%
57 Argentina 23.85%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Upper middle income group for Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025, Viet Nam leads with a gap of 28.32% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 57 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Argentina at 23.85%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.