Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Vietnam in terms of export sales (selling), including United States, Japan, and China. The second lists top trade partners of Vietnam regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Vietnam.
Vietnam Major Exports
Market Value: 47,430 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | United States | 10,894,850 | 22.97 |
| 2 | Japan | 7,242,429 | 15.27 |
| 3 | China | 4,177,624 | 8.81 |
| 4 | Singapore | 2,422,249 | 5.11 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 1,856,663 | 3.91 |
| 6 | Germany | 1,729,952 | 3.65 |
| 7 | Philippines | 1,587,488 | 3.35 |
| 8 | South Korea | 1,550,418 | 3.27 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1,384,634 | 2.92 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 1,354,051 | 2.85 |
| 11 | Cambodia | 1,314,532 | 2.77 |
| 12 | Belgium | 852,723 | 1.80 |
| 13 | Italy | 821,656 | 1.73 |
| 14 | Spain | 794,850 | 1.68 |
| 15 | France | 757,568 | 1.60 |
| 16 | Thailand | 752,092 | 1.59 |
| 17 | Indonesia | 644,549 | 1.36 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 591,087 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Russia | 590,384 | 1.24 |
| 20 | Canada | 535,477 | 1.13 |
| 21 | Cuba | 470,385 | 0.99 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 450,797 | 0.95 |
| 23 | Mexico | 323,661 | 0.68 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 293,895 | 0.62 |
| 25 | India | 274,619 | 0.58 |
| 26 | Turkey | 257,439 | 0.54 |
| 27 | Ukraine | 217,592 | 0.46 |
| 28 | Poland | 183,925 | 0.39 |
| 29 | Sweden | 151,178 | 0.32 |
| 30 | Brazil | 131,139 | 0.28 |
| 31 | Egypt | 130,169 | 0.27 |
| 32 | Iraq | 120,648 | 0.25 |
| 33 | Denmark | 109,219 | 0.23 |
| 34 | Laos | 104,236 | 0.22 |
| 35 | Finland | 101,897 | 0.21 |
| 36 | Senegal | 99,784 | 0.21 |
Vietnam Major Imports
Market Value: 57,883 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | China | 13,361,011 | 23.08 |
| 2 | Singapore | 8,417,656 | 14.54 |
| 3 | Japan | 6,764,076 | 11.69 |
| 4 | South Korea | 6,354,228 | 10.98 |
| 5 | Thailand | 4,372,083 | 7.55 |
| 6 | United States | 2,174,920 | 3.76 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 2,064,369 | 3.57 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 1,952,307 | 3.37 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 1,737,032 | 3.00 |
| 10 | India | 1,708,710 | 2.95 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 1,428,325 | 2.47 |
| 12 | Germany | 1,036,294 | 1.79 |
| 13 | Russia | 828,181 | 1.43 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 538,088 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Italy | 459,880 | 0.79 |
| 16 | France | 457,414 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Brazil | 344,009 | 0.59 |
| 18 | Philippines | 292,708 | 0.51 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 261,592 | 0.45 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 251,650 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Canada | 226,108 | 0.39 |
| 22 | New Zealand | 201,974 | 0.35 |
| 23 | Cambodia | 194,960 | 0.34 |
| 24 | Laos | 194,149 | 0.34 |
| 25 | Belgium | 189,807 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 163,456 | 0.28 |
| 27 | Sweden | 135,015 | 0.23 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 114,987 | 0.20 |
| 29 | South Africa | 109,813 | 0.19 |
| 30 | Belarus | 93,371 | 0.16 |
| 31 | Chile | 88,971 | 0.15 |
| 32 | Turkey | 80,358 | 0.14 |
| 33 | Finland | 79,855 | 0.14 |
| 34 | Poland | 72,796 | 0.13 |
| 35 | Qatar | 69,090 | 0.12 |
| 36 | Peru | 67,271 | 0.12 |