International and national background
The global economic and social landscape in 2025 was characterized by turbulence, instability and uncertainty, with ongoing armed conflicts and fighting in numerous hotspots, fueled by intensifying strategic competition among major powers and rising nationalism, threatening regional and global peace and security. Simultaneously, the escalating trade war, severe natural disasters, and climate change posed increasing challenges to energy and food security. However, the actual US tariff policy was lower than initially announced; inflation continued its downward trend in many countries; macroeconomic policies boosted growth; and financial conditions improved due to optimism about the potential impact of new technologies; large-scale investment in artificial intelligence (AI) became a new trend, serving as a crucial driver for enhancing the competitiveness and productivity of nations.
Domestically, the year 2025 marked a pivotal milestone, serving as the final year of the 2021-2025 socio-economic development plan, the year of implementing a revolution in the organization of the government apparatus, rearranging administrative units at all levels, and building a two-tiered local government model; lots of resolutions were quickly put into practice, such as the Resolution on the development of science and technology, national innovation and digital transformation, international integration, and the development of the private economy, etc. In 2025, the Vietnamese economy still faced many challenges by natural disasters and extreme weather. Torrential rainfall, severe storms, floods, flash floods, and landslides in some localities caused disruption in production, circulation of goods, and negatively affected on people’s lives. In that context, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, and with the flexible, decisive, timely, and effective guidance of the Government and the Prime Minister, ministries, agencies, and localities closely monitored the fluctuations in the global and domestic economic situation, striving to implement tasks and solutions in a coordinated manner. Viet Nam’s economy achieved comprehensive results across sectors and fields, with macroeconomic stability and inflation under control.
The status of wastewater treatment and environmental protection in Vietnam and lessons from Denmark
In the context of increasing industrialization and modernization, Vietnam is committed to implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in which protecting water resources and the environment is a top priority, especially wastewater treatment, which has become a major challenge. (14/01/2025)
Press conference to announce socio-economic statistics fourth quarter and 2022
On the morning of December 29, 2022, the General Statistics Office (GSO) held a press conference to announce the socio-economic statistics of the fourth quarter and 2022. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, General Director of the General Statistics Office chaired conference. At the press conference, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong announced the basic issues about the socio-economic situation of Vietnam in the fourth quarter and 2022. (29/12/2022)
2023 IAOS Prize for Young Statisticians
The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2023 IAOS Young Statisticians Prize. This international prize encourages young statisticians to take an active interest in official statistics and is awarded for the best paper in the field of official statistics written by a young statistician. (18/11/2022)
Action plan on Central Highlands development issued
VGP - The Government has recently issued Resolution 152/NQ-CP (Resolution 152) approving an action plan to implement Resolution 23-NQ-TW of the Poliburo on the orientations for socio-economic development and defence-security safeguarding in the Central Highlands by 2030 with a vision towards 2045. (16/11/2022)
Three Vietnamese seaports among TOP 100 largest container ports worldwide
VGP - Viet Nam has three seaports in the top 50 seaports with the largest cargo throughput in the world, according to the latest update to the list of 100 seaports by Lloyd Maritime Company (UK). (14/11/2022)
Vietnam’s GDP revision poses no change to short-term state budgetary strategy
The Ministry of Finance is using the current data for the 5-10 year national financial plans. (29/10/2019)