Viet Nam Customs have released Viet Nam’s import and export data for April. Here’s how Viet Nam is tracking in terms of trade in 2023 so far.
Viet Nam’s two-way trade was down 8.5 percent in April over March.
All-in-all Viet Nam clocked up over US$53 billion in two-way trade for the month with foreign direct invested enterprises accounting for just shy of two-thirds.
So, in April, what did Viet Nam export and to where, and what did it import and from where?
Viet Nam’s total imports and exports
Imports and exports of foreign direct invested enterprises
What were Viet Nam’s main imports?
In April, Viet Nam’s top three imports were: computers, electronic products, spare parts and components; machinery, equipment, tools, and instruments; and other products. These three imports set Viet Nam back a collective US$10.8 billion. This was down on March’s figure of US$12.2 billion for the same three export categories.
Viet Nam imports April 2023, by value
Where did Viet Nam’s imports come from?
This data was not available from the Viet Nam Department of Customs at the time of publication.
About Viet Nam’s import and export data
Data in these tables were accessed via Viet Nam’s customs portal May 24, 2023.
March 2023
Viet Nam’s import and export data for March has been released by Viet Nam Customs. Here’s how Viet Nam is tracking in terms of trade in 2023.
Viet Nam’s two-way trade in March was up 18 percent over February. In total, Viet Nam exported about US$29.7 billion worth of goods and imported US$28.3 billion totalling US$58 billion in two-way trade.
Foreign direct invested enterprises accounted for about US$39.6 billion worth of two-way trade.
So, in March, what did Viet Nam export and to where, and what did it import and from where?
Viet Nam’s total imports and exports
Imports and exports of foreign direct invested enterprises
What were Viet Nam’s main imports?
In March, Viet Nam’s top three imports were: computers, electronic products, spare parts and components; machinery, equipment, tools, and instruments; and other products. These three imports set Viet Nam back a collective US$12.2 billion. This was an increase of just under US$1 billion over February.
What were Viet Nam’s main exports?
Similar to January, in February Viet Nam’s top three exports were: telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof; computers, electrical products, spare-parts and components thereof; and machine, equipment, tools and instruments. These accounted for US$11.5 billion worth of exports for Viet Nam.
Where did Viet Nam’s imports come from?
Viet Nam imported goods from all over the world in January. Asia was its biggest supplier with just over US$19 billion in goods imported. The lion’s share of those imports came from China followed by South Korea.
Where did Viet Nam’s exports go?
The bulk of Viet Nam’s exports in March went to the United States. This is almost double its next biggest export market, China. It is also more than triple third place, the Republic of Korea.
About Viet Nam’s import and export data
Viet Nam’s export and import data is released by the General Department of Customs monthly and provides data for the month before.