AsemconnectVietnam - According to the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance), Vietnam's import and export activities in the first 9 months of 2025 recorded many positive signs, with a total turnover of 680.66 billion USD, up by 17.3% over the same period last year.

In particular, the United States continued to be the largest export market, reaching a turnover of 112.8 billion USD, contributing significantly to the country's trade surplus of 16.82 billion USD.
Accordingly, the export turnover of goods in September of 2025 reached 42.67 billion USD, down slightly by 1.7% compared to the previous month but still up by 24.7% over the same period of 2024.
In the first 9 months of 2025, exports reached 348.74 billion USD, up by 16% over the same period last year. Of which, the exports of the domestic economic sector reached 85.41 billion USD (up by 2.0%), while the exports of the foreign-invested sector (FDI), including crude oil, reached 263.33 billion USD (up by 21.4%).
The structure of exported goods continued to change positively, focusing on groups of goods with high added value.
There were 32 export items reaching over 1 billion USD, accounting for 93.1% of total export turnover, of which 7 items exceeded 10 billion USD, contributing nearly 68% of the total export value of the country.
The key commodity groups including phones and components, computers, textiles, footwear, machinery and equipment, wood and wood products, processed agricultural and aquatic products... continued to affirm their role as growth drivers.
In the third quarter of 2025, the export turnover reached 128.57 billion USD, up by 18.4% over the same period last year and up by 9.6% over the second quarter.
This result shows a stable growth trend, demonstrating the strong recovery capacity of Vietnamese export enterprises in the context of many fluctuations in the global economy.
In terms of markets, the United States continued to be Vietnam's largest export partner, with a turnover of 112.8 billion USD in the first 9 months of 2025. This market accounted for the highest proportion of total export turnover and plays an important role in maintaining the growth momentum of key industries.
This is the result of Vietnamese enterprises proactively expanding production scale, improving product quality standards, and effectively taking advantage of free trade agreements and opportunities from global supply chain shifts.
On the other hand, China was the largest import market, reaching 134.4 billion USD in 9 months. The total import turnover of goods reached 331.92 billion USD, up by 18.8% over the same period of 2024. Of which, the exports of the domestic economic sector reached 105.67 billion USD (up by 4.6%) and the exports of the FDI sector reached 226.25 billion USD (up by 26.8%).
Thanks to the reasonable balance between export and import, the trade balance of goods continued to have a trade surplus of 16.82 billion USD, contributing to strengthening macroeconomic stability, affirming the resilience of the Vietnamese economy in the process of deep international integration.
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Source: VITIC/haiquanonline.com.vn