According to data from General Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance, in September 2026 and the first 9 months of 2026, total value of goods and services import and export continued to maintain a high growth rate.
Specifically, total value of goods import and export in September 2026 reached US$117.69 billion, an increase of 7.3% compared to previous month and an increase of 42.4% compared to the same period last year. Notably, September 2026 merchandise trade balance returned to a surplus after nine consecutive months of deficit, with a surplus of US$1.27 billion.
In first nine months of 2026, total merchandise export and import reached US$888.02 billion, a 30.4% increase compared to the same period last year, with export increasing by 24.5% and import by 36.7%. Trade balance for the nine months showed a deficit of US$19.42 billion.
Specifically, merchandise export in September 2026 reached US$59.48 billion, an 8.5% increase compared to previous month. Of this, domestic economic sector accounted for US$9.54 billion, a decrease of 9.1%; while foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) accounted for US$49.94 billion, an increase of 12.7%.
Overall, in the first nine months of 2026, total export reached US$434.30 billion, a 24.5% increase compared to the same period last year. Of this, domestic economic sector achieved US$83.89 billion, an increase of 7.5%, accounting for 19.3% of total export turnover; foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) reached US$350.41 billion, an increase of 29.4%, accounting for 80.7%. In the first nine months of 2026, 35 product categories achieved export turnover exceeding US$1 billion, accounting for 94.3% of total export turnover (with 7 product categories exceeding US$10 billion, accounting for 70.7%).
Meanwhile, import turnover in September 2026 reached US$58.21 billion, an increase of 6.0% compared to the previous month. Thus, in the first nine months of 2026, import turnover reached US$453.72 billion, an increase of 36.7% compared to the same period last year. In the first nine months of 2026, 45 imported items reached a value of over US$1 billion, accounting for 94.5% of total import turnover (with 6 imported items exceeding US$10 billion, accounting for 63.1%).
The United States remained Vietnam's largest export market in the first nine months of 2026 with a turnover of US$140.0 billion. China was Vietnam's largest import market with a turnover of US$187.34 billion.

Source: Vitic/ congthuong.vn