Regarded as a particularly significant year for the country, marked by the convergence of difficulties, challenges, internal strengths and a strong reform resolve, 2025 recorded economic growth of 8.02%, leaving a notable imprint amid a complex mix of favourable conditions and headwinds.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch on strengthening measures to stimulate domestic consumption, towards achieving the national economic growth target of over 8% in 2025 amid slowing global trade and investment and rising risks affecting national socio-economic development.