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Vietnam's Communist Party has established a formal political mandate to achieve average GDP growth of at least 10% per year from 2026 to 2030.
As part of its national plan, Vietnam aims to reach a GDP per person of approximately $8,500 by 2030.
In 2025, Vietnam's economy grew by 8.02% and its exports rose by 17% to reach $475 billion.
Vietnam ran a trade surplus of nearly $134 billion with the United States in a single year, based on $153 billion in exports to the U.S.
By 2026, the United States was considering imposing broad tariffs of 20% on Vietnamese goods due to the large trade imbalance.
The United States was considering a 40% penalty tariff on Vietnamese goods suspected of being part of illegal transshipment schemes from China.
In 2025, Vietnam proposed major government restructuring, including a plan to merge the Ministry of Finance with the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
As part of a 2025 government overhaul, Vietnam proposed combining the Ministry of Construction with the Ministry of Transport.
Vietnam's "Blazing Furnace" anti-corruption campaign created a "fear of signing" among officials, leading to widespread administrative paralysis and project delays.
Approximately $19 billion in planned public funds in Vietnam failed to be invested between 2021 and 2023 due to bureaucratic delays.
By late 2025, Vietnam had launched 234 major infrastructure projects valued at approximately $129.4 billion, with only 18% directly funded by the state.
Vietnam's new official development assistance strategy aims to attract up to $38 billion in funding between 2026 and 2030.