In October, the total import and export turnover of goods reached 81.49 billion USD, down 1.2% over the previous month and up 17.2% over the same period last year. In the first 10 months of 2025, the total import and export turnover of goods reached 762.44 billion USD, up 17.4% over the same period last year, of which exports increased by 16.2%; imports increased by 18.6%. The trade balance of goods had a surplus of 19.56 billion USD.
7 items exported over 10 billion USD
Export turnover of goods in October reached 42.05 billion USD, down 1.5% compared to the previous month. Of which, the domestic economic sector reached 8.6 billion USD, down 0.7%; the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) reached 33.45 billion USD, down 1.7%. Compared to the same period last year, the export turnover of goods in October increased by 17.5%, of which the domestic economic sector decreased by 17.4%, the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) increased by 31.8%.
In the first 10 months of 2025, the export turnover of goods reached 391 billion USD, up 16.2% over the same period last year. Of which, the domestic economic sector reached 94.17 billion USD, equal to the previous month, accounting for 24.1% of total export turnover; the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) reached 296.83 billion USD, up 22.5%, accounting for 75.9%.
In the first 10 months of 2025, there were 36 items with export turnover of over 1 billion USD, accounting for 94.1% of total export turnover (there were 7 items with export turnover of over 10 billion USD, accounting for 67.9%).
Regarding the structure of export goods in the first 10 months of 2025, the group of processed industrial goods reached 346.73 billion USD, accounting for 88.7%; the group of agricultural and forestry products reached 32.62 billion USD, accounting for 8.3%; the group of seafood goods reached 9.33 billion USD, accounting for 2.4%; the group of fuel and mineral goods reached 2.32 billion USD, accounting for 0.6%.
47 imported items worth over 1 billion USD
Import-export turnover of goods in October reached 39.45 billion USD, down 1% compared to the previous month. Of which, the domestic economic sector reached 11.38 billion USD, up 4.2%; the foreign-invested sector reached 28.07 billion USD, down 2.9%. Compared to the same period last year, the import turnover of goods in October increased by 16.8%, of which the domestic economic sector decreased by 11%; the foreign-invested sector increased by 33.8%.
In the first 10 months of 2025, the import turnover of goods reached 371.44 billion USD, up 18.6% over the same period last year, of which the domestic economic sector reached 117 billion USD, up 2.8%; the foreign-invested sector reached 254.44 billion USD, up 27.6%.
In the first 10 months of 2025, there were 47 imported items with a value of over 1 billion USD, accounting for 93.9% of total import turnover (there were 4 imported items over 10 billion USD, accounting for 52.7%).
Regarding the structure of imported goods in the first 10 months of 2025, the group of manufactured materials reached 348.23 billion USD, accounting for 93.8%, of which the group of machinery, equipment and spare parts accounted for 52.6%; the group of raw materials, raw materials and materials accounted for 41.2%. The group of consumer goods reached 23.21 billion USD, accounting for 6.2%.
Regarding the import and export market of goods in the first 10 months of 2025, the United States is Vietnam's largest export market with a turnover of 126.2 billion USD. China is Vietnam's largest import market with a turnover of 150.9 billion USD.
In the first 10 months of 2025, the trade surplus to the US reached 111 billion USD, up 28.2% over the same period last year; the trade surplus to the EU was 32.2 billion USD, up 11.2%; the trade surplus to Japan was 1.6 billion USD, down 29.8%; the trade surplus from China was 93.9 billion USD, up 38.6%; the trade surplus from Korea was 25.6 billion USD, up 1.6%; the trade surplus from ASEAN was 11.6 billion USD, up 55.9%.
In the first 10 months of 2025, the trade balance of goods had a trade surplus of 19.56 billion USD (the same period last year had a trade surplus of 23.18 billion USD). Of which, the domestic economic sector imported a surplus of 22.83 billion USD; the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) exported a surplus of 42.39 billion USD.
