According to the People's Committee of Can Tho City, in July 2025, the city's export turnover of goods and foreign currency revenue is estimated at 457.8 million USD, up 2.4% over the previous month and up 9.4% over the same period. Of which, the export turnover of goods is estimated at 351.5 million USD, up 2.6% over the previous month, up 7.9% over the same period; foreign currency collection services are estimated at 106.1 million USD, up 1.9% over the previous month, up 14.5% over the same period.
Accumulated for the first 7 months, the export turnover of foreign currency goods and services reached 3,139.2 million USD, up 12.1% over the same period. Of which, exports of goods are estimated at 2,408 million USD, up 11% over the same period, foreign currency collection services are estimated at 731.2 million USD, up 15.7% over the same period.
In the import direction, for the whole 7 months, the import turnover of goods reached 701.9 million USD, up 7.3%.
The city currently has 20,533 enterprises. In the first 7 months of 2025, there were 2,343 newly established enterprises with a total registered capital of nearly VND 12,000 billion, an increase of 23% in quantity but a decrease of 15% in capital compared to the same period. There are currently 121 FDI projects with a total registered capital of 4.090 million USD in the area, with more than 600 domestic investment projects (outside industrial parks) granted investment registration.
Can Tho City currently has 13 industrial parks (9 in operation, 1 under construction, 3 in the site clearance phase), 3 industrial clusters, along with the Power Center and the Song Hau Industrial Park Operation Center. Currently, the industrial park system has 378 projects with a total registered capital of 9,983 million USD, of which the implementation capital reached 46%. Total labor in industrial parks is 93,173 people, an increase of more than 1,000 people over the same period.
Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Tran Van Lau said that since the beginning of the year, investment and production activities have recovered significantly, especially since the Politburo issued Resolution 68-NQ/TW on private economic development. In the first 6 months of the year, Can Tho's economic growth rate reached 7.87%, higher than the national average (7.31%), ranked 19th out of 34 provinces and cities and 2nd in the Mekong Delta (after An Giang).
The leader of the People's Committee of Can Tho City said that the city will continue to improve mechanisms, policies, administrative reform, improve the investment environment in the direction of openness, transparency and safety; always accompany businesses, promptly remove difficulties to promote production and business, rapid and sustainable development.
