Vietnam’s economic outlook is heavily dependent on the outcome of trade negotiations and is constrained by elevated global uncertainty on trade policies and economic growth, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Paulo Medas.

Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow steadily in the coming years despite global uncertainties that may weigh on foreign investment and exports.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed an official dispatch on April 22, outlining key tasks and solutions aimed at driving Vietnam’s economic growth throughout the year.

VOV.VN - Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam hosted a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on February 20 to discuss both Vietnam’s and the world’s economic outlook in the first half of the year, as well as other key economic trends shaping global and local markets.

International organisations and experts have made positive comments on the Vietnamese economy, affirming their optimism about Vietnam's economic outlook.

According to the updated World Economic Outlook 2025 report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Vietnam's economy is projected to grow by 6.1% next year.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained a positive economic outlook for Vietnam, forecasting its GDP growth at 6.0% this year and 6.2% next year, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September released on September 24.

The Southeast Asian economies remain steadfastly resilient and delivered credible economic growth in the second quarter of 2024, with Vietnam and the Philippines continuing as the region’s top two performing economies, growing at 6.9% and 6.3%, respectively, according to McKinsey & Company, a US multinational strategy and management consulting firm.

VOV.VN - A number of international financiers have expressed their optimism about Vietnam’s economic growth in 2024 which is likely to be higher than last year’s figure, reported by Tuoi Tre (Young Age) newspaper.

Economic outlook, demographic transformation and changing consumer trends are among macro shifts reshaping Vietnam's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) landscape, according to marketing data and analytics company Kantar Worldpanel.