Vietnam Customs held a ceremony on December 25 to mark the country’s total import-export turnover surpassing the $900 billion mark, the highest level ever recorded.
The agency estimated that total trade in 2025 will reach about $920 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16.9%.
Of the total, exports contributed $470.59 billion, up 15.9% year-on-year, while imports reached $449.41 billion, soaring 18% year-on-year.
As a result, trade surplus is estimated at around $21.2 billion, marking the 10th consecutive year Vietnam has recorded a trade surplus.
Notably, total trade value of the FDI sector is forecast to surpass $600 billion for the first time, reaching a record high of $663 billion this year, skyrocketing 25% year-on-year, and accounting for 72% of the country’s total foreign trade revenue.
According to customs data, Vietnam’s total import-export value during the 2015-2024 period reached $5.52 trillion. Trade turnover rose from about $328 billion in 2015 to $786 billion in 2024, an increase of 2.4 times over a decade.
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