Export (Services)   Estimated service export turnovers in 2016 = US$ 12.3 billion (up 8.9% over 2015), of which travel services gained US$ 8.3 billion (67.3% of the total turnovers and up 12.2%); transport services achieved US$ 2.4 billion (20% and up 0.7%).   Import (Services)   Estimated service import turnovers in 2016 = US$ 17.7 billion (up 7% from 2015), of which transport services imports gained US$ 8.9 billion (50.6% of the total turnovers and up 3.8%); travel services obtained US$ 4.5 billion (25.4% and up 27.9%). Trade deficit of services in 2016 was US$ 5.4 billion, equaling 44.1% of service import turnovers.   Source: General Statistics Office

Retail sales (Total)   Total estimated retail sales of consumer goods and services= 3527.4 trillion dongs (up 10.2% over 2015), if the price factor were excluded, the growth rate would be 7.8%, lower than the growth rate of 8.5% in the previous year due to having no significant change in purchasing power, while the consumer price this year was higher than in 2015.   Transportation & Telecommunication   Estimated passenger carriage = 3620.5 million passengers (raised by 9.6%). Estimated cargo carriage =1275.4 million tons (up 10.6%). Estimated telecommunication sales = 381.7 trillion dongs (up 6.6% over 2015).   Tourist International visitors to Vietnam = 10.01 million arrivals (up 26% from

Overall   In general, trade balance of goods in 2016 was a surplus of US$2.68 billion, of which the domestic economic sector had a trade deficit of US$ 21.02 billion; the FDI sector had a trade surplus of US$ 23.70 billion.   Export (Goods) Estimated export turnovers of goods in 2016 = US$ 175.9 billion (up 8.6% from 2015), of which the domestic economic sector achieved US$ 50.0 billion (up 4.8%); the FDI sector (including crude oil) gained US$ 125.9 billion (up 10.2%)   Import (Goods) Estimated import turnovers of goods in 2016 = US$ 173.3 billion (up 4.6% from 2015), of which the domestic economic sector gained US$ 71.1

Last Updated：17th Jan 2017 General Nation Social Republic of Vietnam Capital Hanoi ( 7.25 million) Independence day September 2nd  1945 Politics One-party state Army Vietnam’s People Army Currency Vietnam Dong Geography Location Southeast Asia Provinces 5 municipalities and 58 provinces Area 330966.9 km2 Climate Tropical and Monsoon Time zone GMT+7 Demography Population (2016 Feb) 94.1 million rank 14 in world and 8 in Asia Density 305 people/km2 Urban population 32.2 million (33.6%) Average age 30.8 Languages Vietnamese, Minorities’ languages Main language Vietnamese Ethnicity 54 Ethnic groups (87% total) Life expectancy at birth 73 Religion Buddhism, Cathlicism, Cao Dai HDI (2014) 0.666 Economy GDP (nominal, 2016) 4,502,700 billion Per capita 48.6

Unemployment rate (overall)   Unemployment rate of working-age labor = 2.30%, of which it was 3.18% for the urban area; 1.86% for the rural area.   Unemployment (youth)   Unemployment rate of the youth aged 15-24= 7.34%, of which it was 11.30% for the urban area; 5.74% for the rural area.   Employment rate   Underemployment rate of working-age labor = 1.64%, lower than the rate of 1.89% in 2015 and 2.40% in 2014, of which it was 0.73% for the urban area; 2.10% for the rural area. The rate of laborers with informal jobs outside of the agricultural, forestry and fishery households= 55.9%, of which 47.0% was in the

    GRDP in Hanoi 2016   Estimated Gross Regional Domestic Product(GRDP) in Hanoi increased 8.2% from 2016. In 2016, Hanoi investment fund reached 277,950 billions VND (up 10% from 2015), of which government fund increase 15%, FDI fund increase 2.4%, export value in December 2016 reached 928 million USD (up 3% from last month).   Export and Import Value in Hanoi    Generally, in 2016 export value reached 10,613 million USD, in which regional export value reached 8,143 million USD. Import value reach 24.833 million USD, in which regional import value reached 10,844 million USD    

Revenue   Total government revenues = 943.3 trillion dongs (93% of annual estimate), of which domestic revenues=744.9 trillion dongs (94.9% of annual estimate); collecting from crude oil= 37.7 trillion dongs (69.2%); from export-import balance = 156.2 trillion dongs (90.8%).   Expenditure   Total government expenditures= 1135.5 trillion dongs (89.2% of annual estimate), of which, spending for development investment= 190.5 trillion dongs (74.7% of annual estimate); spending for economic and social development, national defense and security, state management=786 trillion dongs (95.4%); repayment of debts and provision of aids=150.3 trillion dongs (96.9%).   Source: General Statistics Office

    Total Value of Import and Export in Ho Chi Minh City   According to the HCM City Customs Department, total value of import and export turnover in Ho Chi Minh’s check point in the first 6 months of 2016 reached US $ 39.771 billion vnd, an increase of more than US $ 3.4 billion (9.47%) compared to the same period in 2015.   Comparison with 2015   In particular, import turnover reached US $ 21.152 billion, up 8.63%, export turnover reached US $ 18.619 billion, up 10.45%, compared to the same period in 2015.   Tax Revenue in Ho Chi Minh City   With the rising turnover of

23-10-2015 In first half of 2015, the gross regional domestic product of Hanoi reached VND 187,879 billion, increased by 7.8% compared to that of 2014. Among 3 main economic sectors, service sector ranked first in growth rate (8.3%), industry and construction sector came the second place with 7.6%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing had lowest growth rate (2.8%). In terms of production activities: Industrial production index increased by 6.8% compared to that of 2014, revenue from services reached VND 887,770 billion, increase by 10% compared to that of 2014. Revenue from transportation was recorded at VND 33,258 billion, increased by 13.2% compared to the same period of 2014. Regarding international trade, total export value was USD

06-06-2014 In 2013, the export value of Vietnam reached 132,175 million USD, increasing by 15% in comparision with 2012. Two products exported most in 2013 with 16% and 14%, respectively, of total value were Mobile phones and accessories and Textile and garments. Specially, the former also showed the fastest growth in value at about 70% year on year. By contrast, there was an drop in the value of Gasoline, kerosence; Coal or Coffee (by about 30%). In the first 5 months of 2014, Vietnam exported the amount of 58,508 milion USD, increasing by about 15% in comparision with the same period last year. The most exported goods were as the same