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Vietnam's economic situation in the first 9 months of 2019

GRDP of Hanoi in the first 6 months of 2019 was estimated at USD 15,280 million (~VND 355,408 billion), rose 7.21% compared with the same period in 2018. Among 3 main economic sectors, “industry & construction” sector ranked first in growth rate (8.38%), “commerce & service” sector came the second place with 6.66%, and “agriculture,

In the first 6 months of 2019, GRDP of Ho Chi Minh City reached USD 26,229 million (~VND 610,096 billion), increased 7.61% compared to the same period of 2018. In aforementioned 7.61%, “commerce & service” accounted for 4.79% and those of “industry & construction” and “agriculture, forestry & fisheries” were 1.54% and 0.04% respectively. Industrial

Last Updated: 25th June 2019 General Nation Socialist Republic of Vietnam Capital Hanoi (2017 population 7.66 million) Independence day September 2nd 1945 Politics One-party state (Communist State) Army Vietnam’s People Army Currency Vietnam Dong Geography Location Southeast Asia Provinces 5 municipalities and 58 provinces Area 331,230.8 km2 Climate Tropical and Monsoon Time zone GMT+7 Demography

Vietnam ranked among the world’s top highest female labour-force participation rates ranking. Statistics from ILO shows that, as of 2018, Vietnam ranked 12th in world and 2nd in South East Asia as their proportion of women aged 15 to 64 in the labour force reached over 79%. Along with high female labor-force participation share, the

The total revenue of Vietnam tourism industry in 2018 was calculated at USD 26,655 million (~VND 620,000 billion). The growth rate achieved 21.4%, decreased 6.1% in comparison with 2017 (27.5%). The total quantity of tourists in 2018 also reached 95.4 million, rose 10.8% over 2017 (86.1 million). In particular, the quantity of foreigner visitors in

Unemployment rate (overall) Unemployment rate of working-age labor was 2.24%, lower than the rate of 2.3% in 2016, of which it was 3.18% for the urban area; 1.78% for the rural area.   Underemployment rate (overall) Underemployment rate of working-age labor = 1.62%, lower than the rate of 1.66% in 2016, of which it was

Revenue   Total government revenues = 1,288.665 trillion dongs, of which domestic revenues = 1,032.164 trillion dongs, collecting from export and import duty = 97.018 trillion dongs and from oil = 49.5 trillion dongs.   Expenditure   Total government expenditures = 1462.965 trillion dongs, of which spending for development investment = 365.526 trillion dongs; spending

    GRDP in HCM 2016   Estimated GRDP in Ho Chi Minh City reached 1,023,926 billion VND( real value). Total investment fund in 2016 reached 310,521 billion VND( = 100.13% target)( up 9.26% from 2015). Total retail sale and service revenue in December 2016 reached 66,039.7 billion VND(up 9.2% from last month). Generally, in