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Foreign investment disbursement totalled US$18.8 billion in the first nine months of this year, marking an 8.5 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Ministry of Finance's National Statistics Office (NSO). The figure represents the highest disbursement level in five years, reflecting the sustained confidence of foreign investors in Việt Nam’s economic prospects and its efforts to improve the investment environment.

Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of US$16.82 billion in the first nine months of this year as export growth continued to outpace imports, according to the National Statistics Office. Total import-export value in the nine-month period reached US$680.66 billion, up 17.3% year-on-year. Exports amounted to US$348.74 billion, rising 16%, while imports totaled US$331.92 billion, up 18.8%.

Vietnam’s labor market showed positive signs in the third quarter of 2025, with both unemployment and underemployment rates declining from the previous quarter and the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office. The number of underemployed workers fell to around 696,500 in Q3, down by 102,700 from the previous quarter and 166,900 from a year earlier. 

Data from the National Statistics Office showed that around 1.5 million foreign tourists came to Vietnam in September, down 9.6% compared to August but still 19.5% higher than in the same month last year. Overall, international arrivals in the January-September period reached more than 15.4 million, up 21.5% year-on-year.

The number of newly established businesses in September rose by 49.8% year-on-year, with registered capital and employment also increasing by 78.6% and 53.9%, respectively.Data from the National Statistics Office showed 16,800 new businesses were founded last month, with total registered capital of VND165.7 trillion and 97,000 workers. 

Vietnam’s seafood exports amounted to more than US$8.3 billion in the first nine months of this year, up 15.5% from the same period in 2024, with shrimp and tra fish shipments leading the growth. Data from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) showed that seafood exports in September alone expanded 7.5% year-on-year to nearly US$991 million. 

Quảng Ninh saw its economy expand at 11.66 per cent in the first nine months of this year, the highest rate in the past decade as well as the highest rate across 34 provinces and cities. This is driven by increasing private investment and foreign capital inflows, according to a report of the provincial People’s Committee.