Vietnam has experienced successful economic growth in recent years, transforming from one of the poorest countries in the world into a lower middle-income country by 2010. Vietnam’s poverty rate fell from 58 percent in 1993 to 14.5 percent in 2008 (World Bank 2012), and the country has reached five of the 10 original Millennium Development Goals. Vietnam aims to continue its growth and reach middle-income status through the Socio-Economic Development Strategy (SEDS) 2011-2020.
General Information
- 87,848123,600,141,396 $1,270 $7,430,000,000 $2.38 %20.86 %%
Agricultural Production
| Agricultural Production | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35,942,700 MT | 38,729,800 MT | 38,950,200 MT | 40,005,600 MT | |
| MT | MT | MT | MT | |
| 4,303,200 MT | 4,573,100 MT | 4,371,700 MT | 4,606,800 MT | |
| 275,500 MT | 268,600 MT | 213,600 MT | 298,600 MT |
Agricultural Exports
| Agricultural Exports | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,642,000 MT | 4,558,000 MT | 4,735,170 MT | 5,968,762 MT | |
| MT | MT | MT | MT | |
| 1,068 MT | 176.00 MT | 12,334 MT | 323.00 MT | |
| 24,700 MT | 26,300 MT | 29,500 MT | 29,600 MT |
Agricultural Imports
| Agricultural Imports | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340.00 MT | 575.00 MT | 2,080 MT | 683.00 MT | |
| 1,121,000 MT | 1,224,000 MT | 1,222,000 MT | 701,889 MT | |
| 236,292 MT | 448,731 MT | 535,532 MT | 669,541 MT | |
| 5,986 MT | 46,231 MT | 75,324 MT | 130,531 MT |