According to preliminary statistics announced by the General Department of Customs on the afternoon of December 14, 2022, the import and export value of Vietnam's goods in the second period of November of 2022 (from November 16 to November 30, 2022) reached 28.68 billion USD, an increase of 1% (equivalent to 278 million USD) compared to the implementation results in the first half of November 2022.
The results achieved in the second
half of November 2022 have brought the total import and export value of the
country in the 11 months from the beginning of 2022 to 673.7 billion USD, up
11.8% (corresponding to an increase of 70.92 billion USD) over the same period
in 2021.
In which, the total import-export
value of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises reached 468.7 billion USD,
up 12.1% (equivalent to 50.76 billion USD); the import-export value of domestic
enterprises was 205 billion USD, up 10.9% (equivalent to 20.16 billion USD)
over the same period last year.
In the 2nd period of November 2022,
the trade balance of goods had a surplus of 1.96 billion USD. In the first 11
months of 2022, the trade balance had a surplus of 10.68 billion USD.
Specifically, in terms of exports, in
the 2nd period of November 2022, it reached 15.32 billion USD, up 12.4%
(equivalent to 1.69 billion USD in absolute number) compared to the 1st period
of November 2022.
Some commodity groups had high export
value, including: computers, electronic products and components, increased by
725 million USD (equivalent to 43.4%); machinery, equipment, tools and spare
parts increased by 245 million USD (equivalent to 13.8%); iron and steel of all
kinds increased by 157 million USD (equivalent to 100% increase)...
Thus, from the beginning of the year
to the end of November 2022, the total export value of Vietnam reached 342.19
billion USD, up 13.4%, equivalent to an increase of 40.5 billion USD over the
same period in 2021.
Statistics of the General Department
of Customs also showed that the export value of goods of foreign direct
investment (FDI) enterprises in the 2nd period of November 2022 reached 11.34
billion USD, up 12.7%, equivalent to an increase of 1.28 billion USD compared
to the first period of this month, thereby bringing the total export value of
goods from the beginning of the year to the end of November 2022 of this group
of enterprises to 252.64 billion USD, increased by 14.5% (equivalent to 32.03
billion USD) over the same period last year, accounting for 73.8% of the total
export value of the country.
From the opposite direction, the
price of Vietnam's imported goods in the 2nd period of November, 2022 reached
13.36 billion USD, down 9.6% (equivalent to a decrease of 1.4 billion USD in
absolute terms) compared to the implementation result in the 1st period of November
2022.
Some commodity groups with reduced
import value were crude oil, which decreased by 374 million USD (equivalent to
a decrease of 61%); iron and steel of all kinds decreased by 186 million USD
(equivalent to 37.7%); all kinds of phones and components decreased by 183
million USD (equivalent to a decrease of 17.3%)...
Thus, from the beginning of the year
to the end of November 2022, the total import value of the country reached
331.51 billion USD, up 10.1% (equivalent to 30.42 billion USD) over the same
period last year 2021.
In the 2nd period of November 2022,
the import value of goods by FDI enterprises reached 8.62 billion USD, down
8.9% (equivalent to 840 million USD) compared to the 1st period of November
2022. In the first 11 months of 2022, the total import value of the group of
FDI enterprises reached 216.06 billion USD, up 9.5% (equivalent to 18.73
billion USD) over the same period last year, accounting for 65.2% of the total
import value of the country.
Over the years, Vietnam's import and
export of goods has made strong progress in terms of scale and speed.
In 2007, after Vietnam became an
official member of the WTO, the total import-export value of the country
reached 100 billion USD.
In 2011, the total import-export
value reached 200 billion USD. By 2015, this figure increased to 327.76 billion
USD. Only 2 years later, in 2017, the milestone of 425.12 billion USD was set.
In 2019, a new record appeared with the figure of 517.26 billion USD. By 2021,
the milestone of 668.54 billion USD was set.
By the end of November 2022, the
total import-export value of the country has reached 673.7 billion USD. It is
forecasted that by the end of 2022, it will reach a record $ 700 billion.
In 2021, the WTO has recorded
Vietnam's exports ranked 23rd in the world and Vietnam's imports ranked 20th in
the world. With impressive results in 2022, Vietnam's export and import of
goods can be higher ranked on a global scale./.
