In April 2025, Standard Chartered Bank forecasts Vietnam's GDP growth in 2025 to 6.7%. Standard Chartered assessed that Vietnam's economic prospects are enhanced by strong integration into the global trade network through many free trade agreements, along with FDI inflows. Industrial imports and manufacturing are likely to grow by 6% and 6.2%, respectively.
According to international media, Vietnam's economy is recovering and developing: Total registered foreign investment capital reaching nearly 11 billion USD in early 2025, reflecting investors' increasing confidence in Vietnam's economic stability and growth potential.
As Vietnam continues to improve its investment environment, Vietnam is ready to attract more international capital, further promote economic development and integrate into the global economy.
With these positive trends, it seems that Vietnam is not only recovering from past economic challenges, but is also positioning itself as a competitive destination for foreign investment in Southeast Asia. Investors are increasingly realizing the opportunities available in Vietnam, leading to sustainable growth in the coming years.
Previously, on April 10, the largest left-wing newspaper in the Czech Republic, Nase Pravda, published a commentary titled "Czech Republic - Vietnam Relations: Highlights on economy and diplomacy".
The article notes that the event of upgrading the Czech - Vietnam relationship will create many opportunities for Czech businesses when investing in this Southeast Asian country, because Vietnam's economy will continue to be a bright spot in the Asia - Pacific region in 2025.
The article clearly stated that despite many negative fluctuations in the world situation, in 2024, Vietnam has achieved great success in both economy, society and diplomacy.
Despite the general difficult context of the world and regional economy, Vietnam's economy has recovered significantly, with economic growth estimated at more than 7%, more than twice the growth rate of the global economy.
The newspaper assessed that the strong recovery in 2024 will create a solid foundation for Vietnam's growth this year. In 2025, the Vietnamese National Assembly set a GDP growth target of 6.5%-7%, while the Government set a target of exceeding 8%, an area of interest for many other countries.
The article believes that in a year of turmoil in the world, Vietnam has not only maintained an admirable economic growth rate, but under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country's position has been increasingly enhanced in the region and the world.
Also in April, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast that Vietnam's economy will grow by 6.6% in 2025 and 6.5% in 2026, after reaching an increase of 7.1% in 2024.
This assessment was given by ADB in the Asia Development perspective (ado) report released on April 9.
ADB experts predict that the service sector will grow by 7.2% in 2025, thanks to increased domestic and international tourism as well as technology industries.
In the first 2 months of the year, there were nearly 4 million international visitors to Vietnam, an increase of 30.2% over the same period last year. numbers of favorable visa issuance measures, tourism promotion programs and international recognition have boosted this growth rate.
According to ADB experts, agriculture is expected to continue to grow solidly at 3.2% in 2025.
