The economy grew positively and maintained a strong recovery momentum.

Although the world situation continues to be complicated, with trade tensions, military conflicts, political instability, while natural disasters and climate change have caused serious consequences domestically... but thanks to the release of all resources for development, the socio-economic situation in the third quarter and the first 9 months of 2025 of our country has achieved very positive results, maintaining a strong recovery momentum. This information was just announced by the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance) at a press conference on October 6.

Loading and unloading export goods at Hateco Hai Phong International Container Port.

GDP estimated to increase by 7.85%, the second highest in the past 15 years

According to the Director of the General Statistics Office Nguyen Thi Huong, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2025 is estimated to increase by 8.23% over the same period last year, just lower than the 14.38% increase in the same period in 2022 in the period 2011-2025. Of which, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector increased by 3.74%, contributing 5.04% to the total added value of the entire economy . The industrial and construction sector increased by 9.46%, contributing 46.41%, of which the processing and manufacturing industry was the bright spot of the economy with a growth rate of 9.98%. The service sector increased by 8.56%, contributing 48.55%.

GDP in the first 9 months of 2025 is estimated to increase by 7.85% over the same period last year, only lower than the growth rate of 9.44% in the same period in 2022 in the 2011-2025 period.

In a more specific analysis, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong said that although the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector was adversely affected by storms and floods, thanks to the timely implementation of measures to respond to and overcome the consequences of natural disasters, agricultural, forestry and fishery production remained stable.

The added value of the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector in the first 9 months of 2025 increased by 3.83%, only lower than the growth rate of the same period in 2011, 2018 and 2021 in the period 2011-2025. In the industrial and construction sector, production of many key industries increased, making an important contribution to the overall growth of the entire economy. As for the service sector, the strong increase in demand for domestic goods, services and tourism , especially during the period of many activities celebrating major national holidays, has contributed positively to the growth of the trade and service sector. The added value of the service sector in the first 9 months of 2025 increased by 8.49% over the same period last year, only lower than the increase of 11.37% in the same period in 2022 in the period 2011-2025.

Regarding the economic structure in the first 9 months of 2025, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector accounts for 11.3%; the industry and construction sector accounts for 37.58%; the service sector accounts for 42.92%...

Also according to the General Statistics Office, the consumer price index (CPI) in September 2025 increased by 0.42% compared to the previous month; increased by 2.61% compared to December 2024; increased by 3.38% compared to the same period last year. The average CPI in the third quarter of 2025 increased by 3.27% compared to the third quarter of 2024. The average CPI in the first 9 months of 2025 increased by 3.27% compared to the same period last year; core inflation increased by 3.19%. In the 0.42% increase of the CPI in September compared to the previous month, there were 10 groups of goods and services with increased price indexes, of which the price index of the culture, entertainment and tourism group decreased.

Director of the General Statistics Office Nguyen Thi Huong said that the main reason was that the price index of the housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials group increased by 6.14%, causing the general CPI to increase by 1.16% due to the increase in rental housing prices and the price of housing maintenance materials. In addition, the price index of the household electricity group increased by 7.05% due to the increase in electricity demand along with the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) adjusting the average retail electricity price on October 11, 2024 and May 10, 2025, causing the general CPI to increase by 0.23%...

In addition, factors contributing to curbing the CPI growth rate in the first 9 months of 2025 are: The price index of the transport group decreased by 2.9% (contributing to a 0.28% decrease in CPI), in which gasoline prices decreased by 10.63%; the price index of the postal and telecommunications group decreased by 0.47% (contributing to a 0.01% decrease in CPI) due to a decrease in the price of old-generation phones...

Import and export of goods exceeds 680 billion USD

Another optimistic information announced by the General Statistics Office is that in the first 9 months of 2025, the country's import and export of goods reached 680.66 billion USD, an increase of 17.3% over the same period. The trade balance of goods had a surplus of 16.82 billion USD. Specifically, in September 2025, the total import and export turnover of goods reached 82.49 billion USD, down 0.7% over the previous month and up 24.8% over the same period last year. Of which, the export of goods in September 2025 reached 42.67 billion USD, down 1.7% over the previous month. In the third quarter of 2025, the export turnover reached 128.57 billion USD, up 18.4% over the same period last year and up 9.6% over the second quarter of 2025.

In the first 9 months, there were 32 items with export turnover of over 1 billion USD, accounting for 93.1% of total export turnover (there were 7 items with export turnover of over 10 billion USD, accounting for 67.9%), including: Electronics, computers and components; phones of all kinds and components; machinery, equipment, tools, other spare parts...

In the field of foreign investment, as of September 30, 2025, the total registered foreign investment (FDI) in Vietnam, including newly registered capital, adjusted registered capital and capital contribution and share purchase value of foreign investors, reached 28.54 billion USD, an increase of 15.2% over the same period last year. Specifically, there were 2,926 licensed projects with registered capital reaching 12.39 billion USD, an increase of 17.4% over the same period last year in terms of number of projects and a decrease of 8.6% in terms of registered capital. Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry was newly licensed with the largest foreign direct investment with registered capital reaching 7.27 billion USD, accounting for 58.7% of the total newly registered capital; real estate business activities reached 2.57 billion USD, accounting for 20.7%; The remaining industries reached 2.55 billion USD, accounting for 20.6%.

Foreign direct investment capital of 9 months of 2021-2025 (billion USD). Graphics: General Statistics Office

Among the 82 countries and territories with newly licensed investment projects in Vietnam in the first 9 months of 2025, Singapore is the largest investor with 3.43 billion USD, accounting for 27.7% of the total newly registered capital. Next is China with 2.88 billion USD, accounting for 23.3%...

Also according to the General Statistics Office, the labor force aged 15 and over in the country in the third quarter of 2025 is estimated at 53.3 million people. This number increased by 254,500 people compared to the previous quarter and increased by 583,600 people compared to the same period last year. In the first 9 months of 2025, the total social investment capital at current prices is estimated at 2,701.8 trillion VND, up 11.6% over the same period last year.

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