Vietnam’s Trade November 2025

According to data from Vietnam’s National Statistics Office, Vietnam’s international trade in the first 11 months of 2025 reached USD 840 billion, marking a year-on-year increase of 17.2 per cent. Exports rose by 16.1 per cent to USD 430 billion, while imports grew by 18.4 per cent to USD 410 billion over the same period.

In November alone exports rose 15.1 per cent year-on-year to USD 39 billion, while imports surged 16 per cent to USD 38 billion,.

The United States remained Vietnam’s largest export while China continued to be the top source of imports.

Vietnam’s retail sales rose 7.1 per cent year-on-year in November 2025, easing slightly from a 7.2 per cent increase in the previous month and marking the slowest pace of growth since October 2024.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam increased 8.9 per cent year-on-year to USD 24 billion from January to November 2025, marking the highest level for the eleven months in the past five years. The processing and manufacturing industry attracted USD 19 billion, accounting for 82.9 per cent of total realized FDI; real estate business activities recorded USD 1.7 billion (7.1 per cent); and the production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam, and air conditioning registered USD 755 million (3.2 per cent).

In its latest economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund projected Vietnam’s GDP growth rate at 6.5 per cent for 2025.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a political and economic union, has a population of 667 million and a territory of 4.5 million km². It is currently the third-largest economy in Asia-Pacific and the fifth-largest in the world. The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has a combined GDP of USD 4.2 trillion, according to estimates for 2024.