According to preliminary statistics of the General Department of Customs (GDC) in June 2020, the total import-export turnover of the whole country reached US $ 43.28 billion, a sharp increase of 15.8% compared to May 2020, equivalent to increase by 5.92 billion USD
In June 2020, export and import value was more positive than the previous month, of which export reached 22.56 billion USD, up 17.6% (equivalent to an increase of 3.38 billion USD); import reached 20.71 billion USD, up 14% (equivalent to an increase of 2.54 billion USD).
Vietnam’s trade with Asia continues to account for the highest proportion (65.2%) of the country’s total import-export turnover. Import-export value in the 2 first quarters of 2020 with this market reached US $ 153.25 billion, down 0.4% over the same period in 2019, of which the export value was US $ 60.77 billion, down 1.3 % and the import value of 92.48 billion USD, down 4.1%.
Vietnam’s import and export to the Americas reached US $ 47.73 billion, up 10.3% over the same period in 2019 and the continent achieved the highest growth rate in the 2 first quarters . Import-export turnover between Vietnam and other continents is respectively: Europe: 29.93 billion USD, down 5.8%; Oceania: 4.66 billion USD, up 8.2% and Africa: 3.05 billion USD, down 4.7% compared to the same period in 2019.