Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Vietnam

Vietnam: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP was 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
36th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0048 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2004
All-time low
0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2015
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Vietnam, 1996–2023

0.0020.0030.0040.0051996200920231996: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP1997: 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP1998: 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP1999: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2000: 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2001: 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2002: 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2003: 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2004: 0.005 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2005: 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2006: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2007: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2008: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2009: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2010: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2011: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2012: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2013: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2014: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2015: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2016: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2017: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2018: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2019: 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2020: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2021: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2022: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP2023: 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Vietnam is 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Vietnam peaked at 0.0048 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, in 2015.

That places Vietnam 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Vietnam, 1996 to 2023.
Year million ton-km per US$ of GDP Change
1996 0.0034 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
1997 0.0039 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +14.8%
1998 0.0035 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -9.0%
1999 0.0034 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2000 0.0038 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +9.6%
2001 0.0041 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +10.0%
2002 0.0043 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +4.6%
2003 0.0042 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2004 0.0048 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +14.6%
2005 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -16.2%
2006 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -18.5%
2007 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +2.6%
2008 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -10.6%
2009 0.0029 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2010 0.0029 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -1.3%
2011 0.0028 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2012 0.0026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2013 0.0023 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2014 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -17.1%
2015 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -16.7%
2016 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +9.2%
2017 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -8.2%
2018 0.0025 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +52.6%
2019 0.0031 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +24.4%
2020 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP -46.0%
2021 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +11.8%
2022 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +0.4%
2023 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP +15.4%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, 4.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0035 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0034 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0039 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 4
2000s 0.0038 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0029 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0048 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0023 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0031 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 33 Germany 0.0028 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 34 Finland 0.0028 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 35 Kenya 0.0027 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 37 Kuwait 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 38 Jordan 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 39 Portugal 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Vietnam?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Vietnam was 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 0.0048 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2004.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2015.
How does Vietnam rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
Vietnam ranks 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP
Unit
million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,236 data points, 1970–2023
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Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.