Vietnam Market Overview 2026 — Economy, Sectors & Data Report
A free, regularly updated overview of Vietnam's market — the macro picture plus sector-by-sector reports. Figures are the latest publicly available (2025 where published), each labelled with its source year. For methodology and citations see our sources.
Vietnam at a glance (2025)
~$514B
Nominal GDP (2025)
+8.02% real growth
$5,026
GDP per capita (2025)
lower-middle income, rising
~101M
Population
young, mobile-first
~$475B
Exports (2025)
+17% YoY
~$27.6B
Disbursed FDI (2025)
record; +9% YoY
~$31B
E-commerce (2025)
~10% of retail
Sector reports
- Payments & Fintech QR payment value +159.6% YoY (2025) E-wallets, VietQR, banking rails, and the cashless transition.
- E-commerce ~$31B revenue (2025) Shopee, TikTok Shop, Lazada, social and live commerce.
- Financial Markets VN-Index +41% (2025) HOSE/HNX/UPCoM, VN-Index & VN30, foreign ownership.
- Logistics 1–2 day metro delivery Last-mile carriers, fulfillment, and coverage.
- Consumers & Internet 79.8M internet users (2025) Demographics, connectivity, and spending behavior.
- Platforms Super-app ecosystems Grab, Zalo, and integrated digital ecosystems.
- Regulations Licensing & compliance Foreign ownership, data, and sector rules.