Ho Chi Minh City continued to lead the country in terms of export earnings in 2023 with 42.46 billion USD, although this result still decreased by 10.8% compared to 2022, according to the Vietnam Import-Export Report 2023 announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Agency for Foreign Trade. The southern largest economic hub was followed by the northern province of Bac Ninh with over 39.3 billion USD, the southern province of Binh Duong (over 30.6 billion USD), and the northern port city of Hai Phong (nearly 26.8 billion USD). These localities significantly contributed to the country’s export turnover in the year, which hit 354.7 billion USD, down 4.6% compared to 2022.
Source: Vietnam News Agency
