The overall industrial production index (IIP) in June is estimated to have increased by 3.3% compared to the previous month and 16.7% compared to the same period last year. Specifically, the processing and manufacturing sector rose 17.1% year-on-year; the water supply, waste management, and wastewater treatment sector grew by 10.3%; the electricity production and distribution sector went up 15.5%; and the mining sector increased by 13.4%.
For the first nine months of 2026, the IIP is estimated to have grown 12.3% compared to the same period last year (up 9.0% in the same period of 2025). Among them, the processing and manufacturing sector increased by 12.9% (up 10.3% in the same period of 2025), contributing 10.0 percentage points to the overall growth; the electricity production and distribution sector grew 10.6% (up 6.3% in 2025), contributing 0.9 points; the water supply, waste management, and wastewater treatment sector rose 9.3% (up 8.6% in 2025), contributing 0.1 points; and the mining sector grew 8.0% (compared to a 0.4% decline in 2025), contributing 1.3 points.
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)