Vietnam posts 4.67 billion USD in five-month trade surplus
The country's export earnings grew by 14% while its imports rose by 17.5%, resulting in a trade surplus of 4.67 billion USD during the five-month period.
At Gemalink international port, Phu My town, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The total foreign trade hit 355.79 billion USD in the first five months of 2025, up 15.7% year-on-year, according to the Department of Customs under the Ministry of Finance.
The country's export earnings grew by 14% while its imports rose by 17.5%, resulting in a trade surplus of 4.67 billion USD during the period.
In May alone, the total trade revenue reached 39.6 billion USD, up 5.7% compared to the previous month and 17% from a year earlier.
Seafood processing for export (Photo: VNA)
During January–May, the export value stood at 180.23 billion USD, up 14% compared to the same period last year. That consisted of 49.62 billion USD from domestic businesses, up 12.5%, and 130.61 billion USD (including crude oil) from foreign-invested firms, up 14.5%.
Twenty-five commodities recorded over 1 billion USD in exports, accounting for 90% of the total overeas shipments. Seven of these items exceeded 5 billion USD, representing 67.3% of the total.
Meanwhile, the country spent 175.56 billion on imports over the last five months, up 17.5 % year-on-year. The domestic sector imported 62.04 billion USD worth of goods (up 12.9%) while the foreign-invested sector’s import value stood at 113.52 billion USD (up 20.2%).
Twenty-nine items exceeded 1 billion USD in import value, comprising 86.9% of total imports. Among them, four surpassed 5 billion USD, accounting for 51.6%.
The US remained Vietnam’s largest export market in the reviewed period, with turnover reaching 57.2 billion USD. Meanwhile, China continued to be the biggest goods supplier for Vietnam, with imports valued at 69.4 billion USD.
♔ Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 49.9 billion USD with the US (up 28.5% year-on-year), 16.3 billion USD with the EU (up 16%), and 0.9 billion USD with Japan (up 74.8%), statistics show./.
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