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According to preliminary data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, imports of this product group are expected to total US$149.4 billion by the end of 2025, up about US$42.3 billion from 2024. This marks the largest import value ever recorded for a single commodity group. By comparison, exports of computers, electronic products and components are estimated at more than US$106 billion in 2025. 

Hanoi City reported record-high state budget revenue of VND704.6 trillion in 2025, up more than 37% from the previous year, according to the city’s official portal. This marked the first time the capital’s annual budget revenue surpassed the VND700-trillion mark. The figure also exceeded the assigned estimate by more than 37%, making Hanoi the second-largest budget contributor nationwide after HCMC, which collected over VND800 trillion.

Vietnam’s economy expanded by 8.02% in 2025, marking the second-fastest growth rate in the 2011–2025 period, driven mainly by services and industrial production, official data showed on January 5. According to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance, gross domestic product (GDP) grew 8.46% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, the strongest quarterly performance since 2021. 

HCMC recorded total budget revenue of VND800.043 trillion by December 31, 2025, maintaining its position as Vietnam’s top revenue contributor. According to the HCMC Department of Finance, the figure exceeded the central government’s target by 19.1% and the city People’s Council’s estimate by 14.7%. Hanoi ranked second with VND704.579 trillion in revenue, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Vietnam’s manufacturing sector ended 2025 on a positive note, with business conditions improving for a sixth consecutive month, reinforcing growth expectations for 2026, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released by S&P Global on January 2. The PMI for December stood at 53.0, down slightly from 53.8 in November but remaining firmly above the 50-point threshold that separates expansion from contraction. 

Vietnam’s corporate bond market continued its recovery in 2025, with the total value estimated at US$21.8 billion, driven largely by banks, according to industry data. Figures compiled by the Vietnam Bond Market Association (VBMA) from the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) and the State Securities Commission show that as of December 26, 2025, there were 55 corporate bond issues done in December alone, worth a combined VND48.5 trillion.

The monthly statistical data presents current economic and social statistics on a variety of subjects illustrating crucial economic trends and developments, including production of agriculture, forestry and fishery, business registration situation, investment, government revenues and expenditures, trade, prices, transport and tourism and so on.

Vietnam’s economy saw a series of landmark developments in 2025, from major policy decisions and administrative reforms to infrastructure milestones and the establishment of an international financial center. These events, highlighted in a year-end review by Kinh Te Saigon Online, have laid the groundwork for stronger, more resilient growth in the years ahead.