Agricultural production in January primary focused on sowing and tending the winter-spring rice and planting crops nationwide. the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) was estimated to grow by 21.5% year-on-year.
As of January 20, 2026, the country had sown 1,910.7 thousand hectares of winter-spring rice, equivalent to 93.7% of the same period last year.
The Statistical Yearbook, an annual publication by the National Statistics Office, comprises basic data reflecting the general socio economic dynamic and situation of the whole country, socio-economic regions and localities.
The global socio-economic situation experienced a turbulent year with increased instability and uncertainty, as ongoing armed conflicts and fighting in numerous trouble spots fueling by strategic competition between major powers and nationalism threatened regional and global peace and security.
The global socio-economic situation experienced a turbulent year with increased instability and uncertainty, as ongoing armed conflicts and fighting in numerous trouble spots fueling by strategic competition between major powers and nationalism threatened regional and global peace and security
The rice-growing area for the entire year of 2025 is estimated to reach 7.13 million hectares, down 1.1 thousand hectares compared to 2024, mainly due to the continued conversion of part of the rice land to non-agricultural purposes and other crops with higher economic efficiency.
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC CONTEXT In the 9 months [...]
In the 9 months of 2025, the world situation continued to perform in a complex and unpredictable manner, strategic competition among major countries became increasingly fierce, trade tensions, military conflicts, and political instability in a number of countries and regions continued to spread and prolong; financial and currency markets fluctuated, affecting the global economic growth prospects.
In November, agricultural production focused on harvesting winter-spring rice, cultivating other winter crops, caring for and restoring production and livestock affected by natural disasters and floods, especially in the coastal provinces of the South Central Coast and the Central Highlands. Wood exploitation and aquaculture witnessed a stability, ensuring raw material supply for processing and export.
Agricultural production in November 2025 focused on harvesting the summer-autumn rice crop, sowing winter crops, and taking care of, as well as restoring livestock production affected by natural disasters, particularly storms and floods in the provinces of Central Vietnam and the Central Highlands. As of November 20, 2025, the whole country had harvested 1,283.2 thousand hectares of summer-autumn rice, accounting for 83.3% of the planted area and 100.2% of the same period last year.
