FDI enterprises reached 42.64 billion USD
According to information from General Department of Customs, total value of import and export of goods nationwide reached 63.25 billion USD, down 10.3% compared to December 2024. Of which, export value reached 33.19 billion USD, down 6.6% (equivalent to a decrease of 2.34 billion USD); import reached 30.06 billion USD, down 14.1% (equivalent to a decrease of 4.94 billion USD). Trade balance of goods in January 2025 had a surplus of 3.13 billion USD.
Compared to the same period last year, total import-export value of goods nationwide in January 2025 decreased by 3.3%; of which exports decreased by 4%, equivalent to a decrease of 1.37 billion USD and imports decreased by 2.6%, equivalent to a decrease of 794 million USD.
General Department of Customs recorded that import-export value of FDI enterprises in January 2025 reached 42.64 billion USD, down 6.8%, equivalent to a decrease of 3.09 billion USD compared to previous month. Compared to the same period last year, import-export value of this enterprise group decreased by 4.1%, equivalent to a decrease of 1.81 billion USD. Of which, export value reached 23.47 billion USD, down 5.6% and import value was 19.17 billion USD, down 2.2% compared to January 2024.
Meanwhile, value of imports and exports of domestic enterprises was 20.61 billion USD, down 16.9% compared to the previous month, equivalent to a decrease of 4.19 billion USD. Compared to the same period last year, value of imports and exports of this enterprise group decreased by 1.7%, equivalent to a decrease of 350 million USD. Of which, export value of this enterprise group reached 9.72 billion USD, up 0.2% and import value was 10.89 billion USD, down 3.3%.
6 export markets reached over 1 billion USD
Regarding export markets, in January 2025, exports had 6 markets/market regions reaching over 1 billion USD. Of which, exports to the United States reached 10.5 billion USD, up 4.6%; EU (27 countries) reached 4.72 billion USD, up 3.5%; China reached 3.65 billion USD, down 19.7%; ASEAN reached 2.79 billion USD, down 13.8%; Korea reached 2.2 billion USD, down 5.5% and Japan reached 2.15 billion USD, down 3.5% compared to the same period last year. In general, total export value to these 6 markets/market regions reached 26.01 billion USD, accounting for nearly 80% of total export value of the whole country. Regarding import market, in January 2025, imports from 7 markets/market regions reached over 1 billion USD. Of which, imports from China reached 12.05 billion USD, up 1.5%; Korea reached 4.2 billion USD, down 0.6%; ASEAN reached 3.45 billion USD, down 4.3%; Taiwan (China) reached 2.19 billion USD, up 12.9%; Japan reached 1.66 billion USD, down 14.7%; The US reached 1.16 billion USD, down 6.6% compared to the same period last year and the EU (27 countries) reached 1.01 billion USD, down 22.8% compared to the same period last year. In general, total import value from these 7 markets/market regions reached 25.72 billion USD, accounting for 86% of total import value of the whole country.
Total export value of goods of Vietnam in January 2025 reached 33.19 billion USD, down 6.6% compared to the previous month and down 4% compared to the same period last year.
In January 2025, there were 7 groups of goods exported with an export value of over 1 billion USD. These are the groups of goods: computers, electronic products and components (reaching 6.05 billion USD); phones of all kinds and components (reaching 4.93 billion USD); machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts (reaching 3.86 billion USD); textiles and garments (reaching 3.19 billion USD); footwear of all kinds (reaching 1.9 billion USD); wood and wood products (reaching 1.42 billion USD); means of transport and spare parts (reaching 1.19 billion USD). In total, export value of these 7 groups of goods reached 22.45 billion USD, accounting for 72% of total export value of the country. Export value of some items such as: Computers, electronic products & components, export value of group of computers, electronic products & components in January 2025 reached 6.05 billion USD; phones of all kinds and components reached 4.83 billion USD; machinery, equipment, tools and other spare parts reached 3.86 billion USD...
Textile and garment exports in January 2025 reached 3.19 billion USD, down 5.4% compared to previous month and up 1.8% compared to the same period last year.

Source: Vitic/ congthuong.vn