Export turnover reaching $122.93 billion, up 19.1% year-on-year.

Vietnam recorded total trade value of $249.5 billion during
the first three months of 2026, marking a year-on-year increase of 23%, figures
from the National Statistics Office show.

Exports were valued at $122.93 billion, rising 19.1%
year-on-year, while imports climbed 27% to $126.57 billion. That resulted in a
trade deficit of $3.64 billion, compared to a surplus of $3.57 billion recorded
in the same period last year.

Domestic enterprises posted $24.47 billion in exports,
falling 16.6% and accounting for 19.9% of total overseas shipments, while
foreign-invested firms reported $98.46 billion (including crude oil), up 33.3%
and making up 80.1%.

Export performance remained concentrated, with 20 product categories each earning over $1 billion and together accounting for 86.8% of total export value. Among these, five key categories exceeded $5 billion each, representing 62.4%.

In March alone, total export and import revenue reached $93.55
billion, up 39.2% from the previous month and 23.9% from the same period last
year.

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