10 impressive figures

Each of the figures selected by Nhan Dan Newspaper’s Weekly publication below helps to illustrate a year of strong economic growth, positioning Vietnam as a bright spot in the region and the world. It is also the year marking the beginning of national projects, laying the foundation and strength that will propel the country into a new era.

Monday, December 30, 2024 19:30

At the 8th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) on November 30, the NA officially approved the resolution on investment policy for the north-south high-speed railway project, with total length of 1,541 kilometres.

67.34 billion USD — equivalent to about 1.7 trillion VND, is the total preliminary investment for the high-speed railway project along the north-south axis, as outlined in Resolution No. 55-NQ/TW of the Party Central Committee (the 13th tenure). On November 30, 2024, during its 8th session, the 15th NA officially approved the investment policy for this project, which has a total length of 1,541 kilometres.

7.4% — Vietnam’s GDP growth rate in the third quarter of 2024. According to statistics, Vietnam recorded the highest GDP growth in ASEAN-6 (which includes Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand) with a growth rate of 7.4%.

747.13 billion USD — the total value of Vietnam’s imports and exports by December 15, 2024. Specifically, according to the latest preliminary data released by the General Department of Customs, the import-export value for the first half of December 2024 (from December 1 to 15, 2024) reached 31.48 billion USD. This result pushed the total import-export value of the country to 747.13 billion USD.

The electronics industry has been making a consistent and significant contribution to Vietnam's total export value.

43.7 trillion VND — the total investment for Metro Line No.1, the first subway line in Ho Chi Minh City, connecting the city centre with the eastern gateway. Having broken ground in 2012, this project, with a route length of 19.7 km, was put into official operation by the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board on the morning of December 22, 2024.

1.732 trillion VND — the total revenue of the entire tax sector, which is estimated to have reached 116.5% of the target as of December 18, 2024.

31.38 billion USD — the total foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam in the first 11 months of 2024. This is a bright spot in economic development, placing Vietnam among the top 15 developing countries attracting the largest FDI in the world.

The Van Trung Industrial Park (Viet Yen Provincial-level Town, Bac Giang Province) is one of the largest industrial parks in the country attracting significant FDI capital. (Photo: Le Danh Lam)

15,000 engineers and workers participated in the implementation of the 500 kV Circuit 3 transmission line project from Quang Trach (Quang Binh Province) to Pho Noi (Hung Yen Province), with a total investment of more than 23 trillion VND. This is considered a symbol of solidarity, development spirit, and the determination, capability, and aspirations of the Vietnamese people in building a prosperous country.

38 million customers have completed biometric authentication when using banking services as of December 2024. As of July 1, 2024, the State Bank of Vietnam requires banks to implement biometric authentication for online transactions.

1.3 million online applications were submitted through the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s public service portal in the first 10 months of 2024. As of now, the portal provides 267 online public services, with nearly 54,000 businesses participating in the declaration process.

15,836,661 international tourists have visited Vietnam. According to the latest statistics from the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, the total number of international visitors in the first 11 months of 2024 reached 15,836,661, an increase of 41.0% compared to the same period in 2023.