Total import - export value during the first half of April reached $35.44 billion

According to statistics released on April 26 by the Department of Customs, under the Ministry of Finance, Vietnam’s total import - export value during the first half of April 2025 (from April 1 to April 15) reached $35.44 billion, down 10.6 per cent (equivalent to a decrease of $4.2 billion) compared to the second half of March 2025.

The result recorded in the first half of April brought the country’s total import-export turnover to $237.97 billion as of April 15, 2025, an increase of 16.5 per cent, or $33.71 billion in absolute terms, compared to the same period in 2024. 

Of this, the total import-export value of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises amounted to $159.17 billion, up 15.6 per cent (equivalent to an increase of $21.53 billion).

In particular, Vietnam’s export value in the first half of April 2025 reached $16.75 billion, down 6.9 per cent compared to the first half of March. Compared to the second half of March, which recorded the highest export value ever, exports in the first half of  April dropped by 18.3 per cent (equivalent to a decrease of $3.74 billion).

Compared to the second half of March, the export value during this period  decreased across several product groups, including computers, electronic products and components (down $814 million or 18 per cent), phones and components (down $745 million or 29.6 per cent), and machinery, equipment, tools, and spare parts (down $412 million or 16.4 per cent).

As of April 15, 2025, Vietnam’s total export value this year reached $119.62 billion, up 16.3 per cent or $16.78 billion compared to the same period in 2024. Some major export categories recorded significant growth, such as computers, electronic products and components (up $3.69 billion, or 17.5 per cent), machinery, equipment, tools, and spare parts (up $2.11 billion, or 17.1 per cent), and phones and components (up $1.77 billion, or 12.6 per cent).

Customs data also showed that the export value of FDI enterprises in the first half of April 2025 was $11.58 billion, down 20.1 per cent (equivalent to a decrease of $2.91 billion) compared to the second half of March 2025. By mid-April, the total export value of these enterprises this year had reached $85.03 billion, up 15.8 per cent (equivalent to $11.59 billion) year-on-year, accounting for 71.1 per cent of the country’s total export value in the period.

On the import side, Vietnam’s import value in the first half of April 2025 reached $18.69 billion, down 2.4 per cent (equivalent to a decrease of $459 million) compared to the second half of March. The import value declined across several major groups, including computers, electronic products and components (down $217 million or 3.8 per cent), completely built-up cars (down $67 million or 24.5 per cent), and machinery, equipment, tools, and spare parts (down $65 million or 2.6 per cent).

As of April 15, 2025, the total import value of the country this year reached $118.35 billion, an increase of 16.7 per cent (equivalent to $16.93 billion) compared to the same period in 2024. Significant growth was seen in key product groups such as computers, electronic products and components (up $9.12 billion, or 32.5 per cent) and machinery, equipment, tools, and spare parts (up $2.64 billion, or 21.2 per cent).

The import value of goods by FDI enterprises during the first half of April reached $11.24 billion, down 3.8 per cent (equivalent to a decrease of $439 million) compared to the second half of March 2025. By April 15, the total import value of FDI enterprises this year reached $74.14 billion, up 15.5 per cent (equivalent to $9.94 billion) year-on-year, accounting for 63 per cent of the country’s total import value in the period.

Based on these figures, Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of $1.94 billion in the first half of April 2025. However, from the beginning of the year to April 15, the country maintained a trade surplus of $1.27 billion.