Vietnam
Asia & Middle East
Trade in Vietnam
| Viet Nam was the world’s 18th largest exporter of goods and 47th largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $472929 and $23851 million USD respectively. Viet Nam’s top export category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products, and fuels and mining products. In 2023, Viet Nam’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to United States, China and Korea, Republic of, with trade representing 173.89 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Viet Nam is the world’s 20th largest importer of goods and 38th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $453778 and $36193 million USD respectively in 2025. Viet Nam’s top import category was manufactures, followed by fuels and mining products and agricultural products. Leading import partners were China, Korea, Republic of and Japan. Viet Nam is part of 17 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand, ASEAN – China and Israel – Vietnam. |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
Abbreviation |
VN |
Capital |
Hanoi |
WTO Membership Date |
11 January 2007 |
Legal System |
civil law system; note - the civil code of 2005 reflects a European-style civil law |
Language |
Vietnamese |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Vietnamese đồng |
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Exchange Rate |
Google Finance Currencies |
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GTFP Confirming Banks Through the IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international banks in the Program that can broaden access to finance and reduce cash collateral requirements. This extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade finance by providing risk mitigation on a per-transaction basis in challenging markets where trade lines may be limited. |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Government MSME Agency |
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Industrial Property Offices |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
ePing alert |
Links to other helpful resourcesThis section includes additional links to trade-related resources. |
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National Tariff Finder |
https://www.vietnamtradeportal.gov.vn/?r=tradeInfo/index |
Trade Information Portal |
https://www.vietnamtradeportal.gov.vn/ |
Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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