Vietnam’s Trade Import and Export Statistics for the First Seven Months of 2025
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Export of Goods
The export turnover of goods in July reached 42.27 billion USD, an increase of 6.9% compared to the previous month. The domestic economic sector accounted for 8.95 billion USD, up by 3.5%, while the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) reached 33.32 billion USD, up by 7.9%. Compared to the same period last year, July’s export turnover increased by 16.0%, with the domestic economic sector decreasing by 10.3% and the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) increasing by 25.9%.
In the first seven months of 2025, the export turnover of goods reached 262.44 billion USD, up by 14.8% compared to the same period last year. The domestic economic sector accounted for 67.48 billion USD, an increase of 6.7%, making up 25.7% of the total export turnover, while the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) reached 194.96 billion USD, up by 17.9%, contributing 74.3%.
During the first seven months of 2025, 28 commodity groups achieved an export turnover of over 1 billion USD, accounting for 91.7% of the total export turnover (9 commodity groups exported over 5 billion USD, making up 72.3%).
In terms of export commodity structure in the first seven months of 2025, the processing industry group reached 232.37 billion USD, accounting for 88.6%; the agricultural and forestry product group achieved 22.4 billion USD, or 8.5%; the aquatic product group earned 6.08 billion USD, or 2.3%; and the fuel and mineral group brought in 1.59 billion USD, or 0.6%.
Import of Goods
The import turnover of goods in July reached 40.0 billion USD, an increase of 9.1% compared to the previous month. The domestic economic sector accounted for 11.29 billion USD, up by 4.6%, while the foreign-invested sector reached 28.71 billion USD, an increase of 11.0%. Compared to the same period last year, July’s import turnover increased by 17.8%, with the domestic economic sector decreasing by 5.0% and the foreign-invested sector increasing by 30.0%.
In the first seven months of 2025, the import turnover of goods reached 252.26 billion USD, up by 17.9% over the same period of last year, of which the domestic economic sector accounted for 84.07 billion USD, an increase of 8.0%, and the foreign-invested sector reached 168.19 billion USD, up by 23.6%.
During the first seven months of 2025, 36 imported commodity groups were valued at over 1 billion USD, accounting for 90.5% of the total import turnover (9 commodity groups imported over 5 billion USD, making up 64.1%).
Regarding the import commodity structure in the first seven months of 2025, the production input group reached 236.57 billion USD, accounting for 93.8%, including machinery, equipment, tools, and accessories at 51.7%, and raw materials, fuels, and materials at 42.1%. The consumer goods group reached 15.69 billion USD, or 6.2%.
In terms of export and import markets in the first seven months of 2025, the United States was Vietnam’s largest export market, with a turnover of 85.1 billion USD. China was Vietnam’s largest import market, with a turnover of 101.5 billion USD. During this period, the trade surplus with the United States reached 74.6 billion USD, up by 28.6% over the same period last year; the trade surplus with the EU was 22.3 billion USD, up by 9.9%; the trade surplus with Japan was 1.3 billion USD, up by 21.0%; the trade deficit with China was 66.5 billion USD, up by 41.1%; the trade deficit with Korea was 17.4 billion USD, down by 0.2%; and the trade deficit with ASEAN was 8.5 billion USD, up by 63.0%.
In the first seven months of 2025, the trade balance of goods recorded a surplus of 10.18 billion USD (compared to a surplus of 14.63 billion USD in the same period last year). The domestic economic sector had a trade deficit of 16.6 billion USD, while the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) had a trade surplus of 26.78 billion USD.
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