Statistics Department of Ministry of Finance has just published the Report on the socio-economic situation in the second quarter and the first 6 months of 2026. Regarding imports and exports, in the first 6 months of 2026, total import and export turnover of goods reached 549.69 billion USD, an increase of 27.1% compared to the same period last year, of which exports increased by 21.0%; imports increased by 33.4%.
Specifically, in the first 6 months of 2026, export turnover of goods reached 266.52 billion USD, an increase of 21.0% compared to the same period last year. Of these, 29 items achieved export turnover exceeding 1 billion USD, accounting for 92.1% of total export turnover; 5 items exceeded 10 billion USD, accounting for 62.6%, including: Electronics, computers and components (71.157 billion USD); machinery, equipment, tools and other spare parts (33.239 billion USD); telephones and components (31.694 billion USD); textiles and garments (18.857 billion USD); and footwear (11.949 billion USD).
In export structure, processed industrial goods group reached 239.8 billion USD, accounting for 90.0%; the agricultural and forestry products group reached 19.23 billion USD, accounting for 7.2%; aquatic products group reached 5.76 billion USD, accounting for 2.2%; and the fuel and mineral products group reached 1.73 billion USD, accounting for 0.6%.
Regarding goods imports, in the first six months of 2026, value of goods imports reached US$283.17 billion, an increase of 33.4% compared to the same period last year. Of this, 38 imported items exceeded US$1 billion, accounting for 92.1% of total import value; and 2 imported items exceeded US$10 billion, accounting for 51.0%.
Structure of imported goods shows that the production materials group reached US$266.4 billion, accounting for 94.1%, of which machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts accounted for 56.0%; raw materials, fuels and materials accounted for 38.1%; and consumer goods reached US$16.77 billion, accounting for 5.9%.
In the first six months of 2026, the United States was Vietnam's largest export market with a value of US$86.5 billion. China is Vietnam's largest import market with a trade value of US$115.2 billion.
In the first half of the year, Vietnam's trade surplus with the United States reached US$75.3 billion, an increase of 21.3% compared to the same period last year; a trade surplus with the EU of US$21.9 billion, an increase of 15.2%; a trade surplus with Japan of US$1.2 billion, a decrease of 5.0%; a trade deficit with China of US$77.3 billion, an increase of 39.0%; a trade deficit with South Korea of US$26.4 billion, an increase of 81.0%; and a trade deficit with ASEAN of US$10.1 billion, an increase of 36.1%.

Source: Vitic/ congthuong.vn