Vietnam’s agriculture scene has gone from scraping by to raking in over US$60 billion in exports, turning rice paddies and coffee fields into a cash cow that’s fueling the nation’s economic rise.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP expanded 7.56% in the first half of 2025, with Q2 growth reaching 7.67% despite numerous difficulties and challenges, showing targeted fiscal policy, controlled inflation and a continued trade surplus.

Vietnam’s total import-export turnover in the first half of 2025 is estimated at US$426–430 billion, representing an increase of 15.5–15.8% compared to the same period in 2024.

VOV.VN - The country’s total trade reached US$355.79 billion in the first five months of 2025, up 15.7% year-on-year. Exports grew 14.0% to US$180.23 billion, while imports rose 17.5% to US$175.56 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of US$4.67 billion.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total export-import turnover posted a strong increase in May, with exports up 14% year-on-year and a trade surplus estimated at US$4.67 billion, a result considered encouraging amid continued global trade headwinds.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has maintained its trade surplus streak as seen in previous months, with exports outpacing imports by US$3.79 billion during the January - April period, less than half the amount recorded in the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned US$8.08 billion from exporting agricultural products and spent US$3.89 billion on imports from Jan. 1 to mid-April, 2025, resulting in a trade surplus of US$4.19 billion, up 11.4% year on year, according to Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s total import-export turnover hit US$202.52 billion in the first three months of 2025, marking a 13.7% increase compared to the same period last year, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on April 6.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s import-export trade turnover hit US$127.07 billion in the opening two months of the year, marking a rise of 12% year on year, with a trade surplus of US$1.47 billion, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has just outlined solutions for developing the market, boosting exports, and managing imports in an effort to secure the 12% export growth and produce a trade surplus of US$30 billion in 2025.