Viet Nam climbed from 30th to fifth in computer exports

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The Growth Lab at Harvard University, International Trade Data (HS, 92), Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/T4CHWJ, version 18.0 (released 2026-04-22), file hs92_country_product_year_4.csv, product 8471 (automatic data processing machines and units: computers, laptops, servers, storage and input/output units; parts are in 8473 and not included). Read from the progrss vault, which loads the Growth Lab's own Dataverse file. The Atlas reconciles what exporters and importers each report, so values differ from a country's own customs figures. Exports, US$ billion: Viet Nam 2010 0.45, 2015 5.29, 2020 9.02, 2022 13.79, 2023 17.95, 2024 38.17. 2024 vs 2010: China 166.56 / 160.56, Taiwan 81.09 / 3.01, United States 48.06 / 27.56, Mexico 38.53 / 14.77, Netherlands 18.97 / 17.81 (largely re-exports), Thailand 18.02 / 13.01, Germany 17.01 / 13.35. World 2024 540.01 (2010 328.04). Derived by progrss: 38.17 ÷ 0.448 = 85×; 38.17 ÷ 17.95 = 2.13×; Viet Nam's world share 7.1% in 2024 vs 0.14% in 2010; ranks among economies in the file (Viet Nam 30th in 2010, 12th in 2015, 9th in 2020, 6th in 2023, 5th in 2024). Check that the 2024 jump is not a classification break: UN Comtrade (both years reported in HS 2022, code 8471) shows US imports from Viet Nam of $9.49 billion in 2023 and $15.97 billion in 2024, and all 134 reporting importers together recorded $33.6 billion of 8471 imports from Viet Nam in 2024; Viet Nam itself reported $10.96 billion of 8471 exports for 2023 and had not yet filed 2024. Taiwan's exports also more than doubled in 2024 (39.70 to 81.09), consistent with a server-building boom in both. China's world share derived by progrss: 160.56 ÷ 328.04 = 48.9% (2010), 166.56 ÷ 540.01 = 30.8% (2024); 'assembly is spreading' (takeaway 3) is an interpretation. Cross-checked on the Atlas's own GraphQL API (atlas.hks.harvard.edu/api/graphql, product-HS92-1689 = 8471): Viet Nam 2024 38.13 (2010 0.448), Mexico 38.55, United States 47.85, Taiwan 81.13, China 166.55, within 1% of the Dataverse file; Viet Nam is fifth on both, US$0.36-0.42bn behind Mexico. Atlas values reconcile exporter and importer reports (Estimates); Viet Nam's own customs report is lower. Licence: Atlas data CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication, Harvard Dataverse licence field); attribution to The Growth Lab at Harvard University given. UN Comtrade figures are used only as a cross-check in this note (Comtrade terms restrict redistribution; small transformed tables allowed).