According to information from General Statistics Office - Ministry of Finance, in September 2025, total import and export turnover of goods reached 82.49 billion USD, down 0.7% compared to the previous month and up 24.8% over the same period last year.
In the first 9 months of 2025, total import and export turnover of goods reached 680.66 billion USD, up 17.3% over the same period last year, of which exports increased by 16.0%; imports increased by 18.8%. Trade balance of goods had a trade surplus of 16.82 billion USD.
Specifically, export of goods in September 2025 reached 42.67 billion USD, down 1.7% compared to previous month. In the first 9 months of 2025, export turnover of goods reached 348.74 billion USD, up 16.0% over the same period last year.
In the first 9 months, there were 32 items with an export turnover of over 1 billion USD, accounting for 93.1% of total export turnover (there were 7 items with an 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...
Regarding structure of export groups, in the first 9 months of 2025, group of processed industrial goods reached 309.03 billion USD, accounting for 88.6%; group of agricultural and forestry products reached 29.51 billion USD, accounting for 8.5%; seafood group reached 8.17 billion USD, accounting for 2.3%; fuel and mineral group reached 2.03 billion USD, accounting for 0.6%.
Regarding imports, import turnover of goods in September 2025 reached 39.82 billion USD, up 0.4% over the previous month. In the first 9 months of 2025, import turnover of goods reached 331.92 billion USD, up 18.8% over the same period last year, of which domestic economic sector reached 105.67 billion USD, up 4.6%; foreign-invested sector reached 226.25 billion USD, up 26.8%.
In the first 9 months, there were 43 imported goods worth over 1 billion USD, accounting for 92.9% of total import turnover (there were 3 imported goods worth over 10 billion USD, accounting for 49.9%).
Regarding structure of imported goods in the first 9 months of 2025, group of production materials reached 311.22 billion USD, accounting for 93.8%, of which group of machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts accounted for 52.5%; the group of raw materials, fuels and materials accounted for 41.3%. The group of consumer goods reached 20.7 billion USD, accounting for 6.2%.
Regarding import and export market of goods, in the first 9 months of 2025, the United States was Vietnam's largest export market with a turnover of 112.8 billion USD. China was Vietnam's largest import market with a turnover of 134.4 billion USD.
Besides goods, import and export of services also grew significantly. In the first 9 months of 2025, the export turnover of services was estimated at 21.99 billion USD, an increase of 19.1% over the same period last year. Service import turnover in the first 9 months is estimated at 30.29 billion USD. Trade balance of services in the first 9 months of 2025 is a trade deficit of 8.3 billion USD.

Source: Vitic/ congthuong.vn