2025 marks the spectacular finish of the Industry and Trade sector, truly promoting the role of an economic pillar, contributing mainly to the impressive growth of the country's economy, with the highest results in the past 5 years and setting many new records never seen before in history.
Based on the votes of units under the Ministry and press agencies of the Industry and Trade sector, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced 10 outstanding events of the Industry and Trade sector in 2025, including:
Continue to be a breakthrough year in policy consulting and institutional improvement, creating a new development "runway" before the era of growth.
Industry recovered, growth broke out at 9.5%; the processing and manufacturing industry 10.6%, the highest in the past 5 years, creating motivation to gradually transform from a factory to participate deeply in the global supply chain.
Ensuring a good supply of strategic input materials for production, the domestic market developed strongly, increasing by nearly 10%, Vietnamese goods dominated 90% of the distribution chain, creating new internal growth momentum.
Import and export reached a historical peak of more than 920 billion USD, exporting more than 470 billion USD - Vietnam to the Top 15 trading powers in the world, ranked 2nd in ASEAN, exporting super for 10 consecutive years with a record surplus despite many difficulties and disadvantages.
E-commerce continues to grow more rapidly and sustainably, surpassing the $31 billion mark, accounting for 10% of total retail sales and 2/3 of the digital economy; maintaining the Top 10 countries with the fastest e-commerce growth rate in the world and Top 3 ASEAN in scale.
Trade promotion has made a strong breakthrough, raising the position, brand and national soft power to 7 places thanks to trade.
Competition management, consumer rights protection and trade defense to support domestic production have made great strides, especially after 5 years of implementing Directive 30-CT/TW of the Secretariat.
Continue to streamline the apparatus, resolutely reform, reduce administrative procedures, proactively take the lead in bringing cadres to the grassroots, support the 2-level local government model.
Economic integration continues to comprehensively innovate: Launch FTA Index, expand global market space, flexibly and effectively respond to US tariff policies, diversify markets and supply chains.
Breakthrough energy - Vietnam Tops ASEAN and Top 20 in the world in total capacity of power sources, launches a series of billion-dollar gas power projects, completes the 500 kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen line and a series of key energy projects; strategic energy policies.
