Trade surplus exceeding $20 billion.

Vietnam’s total foreign trade turnover reached $930.05 billion in
2025, up 18.2% from the previous year, according to figures released by the National
Statistics Office (NSO).

Export revenue amounted to $475.04 billion, marking a 17%
year-on-year increase. The domestic economic sector contributed $107.95 billion,
accounting for 22.7% of the total exports, while the foreign-invested sector,
including crude oil, generated $367.09 billion, or 77.3%.

The NSO reported that 36 product categories each recorded
export revenue of more than $1 billion, together accounting for 94% of the total
exports. Of these, eight categories exceeded $10 billion each,representing 70.2%.

By sector, processed industrial products dominated exports
with $421.47 billion, equivalent to 88.7% of the total export value. Agriculture
and forestry earned $39.46 billion (8.3%), seafood brought in $11.29 billion
(2.4%), while fuels and minerals contributed $2.83 billion (0.6%).

On the import side, total value was estimated at $455.01
billion, an increase of 19.4% year on year. Domestic enterprises imported $137.38
billion, down 2%, while foreign-invested firms imported $317.63 billion, up 31.9%.

In 2025, 47 imported items each exceeded $1 billion,
accounting for 93.8% of the total imports, including nine categories above $10
billion each.

As a result, Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of $20.03 billion in 2025.

The United States remained Vietnam’s largest export market
with turnover of $153.2 billion, while China continued to be the country’s largest
supplier, with imports valued at $186 billion.

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