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| Vietnam records USD 19.56 billion trade surplus in first ten months__Photo: VNA |
Vietnam’s total foreign trade value reached USD 762.44 billion in the first ten months of 2025, the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance reported on November 6.
The country posted a trade surplus of USD 19.56 billion, compared with USD 23.18 billion in the same period last year. The domestic sector reported a trade deficit of USD 22.83 billion, while the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) maintained a surplus of USD 42.39 billion.
In October alone, exports were estimated at 42.05 billion USD, down 1.5 percent from September but up 17.5 percent year-on-year. Cumulatively, exports during the January–October period hit USD 391 billion, a 16.2 percent increase year-on-year. Of this, the domestic sector contributed USD 94.17 billion (24.1 percent of the total), while the foreign-invested one (including crude oil) reached USD 296.83 billion (75.9 percent), up 22.5 percent.
NSO data showed that 36 commodities recorded an export turnover exceeding USD 1 billion, accounting for 94.1 percent of total overseas shipments. Seven of these surpassed USD 10 billion each, making up 67.9 percent.
By category, processed and manufactured goods dominated with USD 346.73 billion (88.7 percent), followed by agricultural and forestry products with USD 32.62 billion (8.3 percent), aquatic products with USD 9.33 billion (2.4 percent), and fuels and minerals with USD 2.32 billion (0.6 percent).
On the import side, turnover in October was estimated at USD 39.45 billion, down 1 percent from the previous month but up 16.8 percent compared to a year earlier. Total imports for the first ten months amounted to USD 371.44 billion, an 18.6 percent year-on-year rise. The domestic sector made up USD 117 billion, up 2.8 percent, while the foreign-invested sector reached USD 254.44 billion, up 27.6 percent.
China remained the largest supplier of goods for Vietnam with a total value of USD 150.9 billion. Forty-seven imported items were worth over USD 1 billion each, representing 93.9 percent of total import turnover, including four items exceeding USD 10 billion each (52.7 percent).
Regarding import structure, capital goods were valued at USD 348.23 billion, accounting for 93.8 percent of the total, with machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts making up 52.6 percent, and raw materials and fuels 41.2 percent. Consumer goods were worth USD 23.21 billion, equivalent to 6.2 percent of total imports, the NSO noted.- (VNA/VLLF)
