According to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance, GDP expanded by 8.39% in the second quarter, up from 8.14% a year earlier. Growth for the first six months reached 8.18%, exceeding the 7.63% recorded in the same period of 2025. The performance reflected broad-based contributions from both the supply and demand sides of the economy.
The article wrote that from a war-torn and impoverished country, Vietnam has emerged as a dynamic and fast-growing economy, recording impressive growth rates while steadily improving the living standards of its people.
COVID-19 was largely brought under control in the first 5 months of this year and the economic recovery programme was implemented thoroughly around the country, driving socio-economic development in a host of fields.
PSNews - This is the forecast of the World Bank about Vietnam's economy mentioned in its East Asia and Pacific Fall 2021 Economic Update released on September 28. In particular, the bank also said the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow suggests continued confidence in Vietnam’s economy.
Vietnam’s economy has performed well in 2019, with GDP expanding by an estimated 6.8 percent, public debt reduced by almost 8 percentage point of GDP since 2016, and a trade balance surplus for the fourth year in a row. These results are remarkable in the context of a slowing global economy.
