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Vietnam among countries with highest GDP growth rate

by VTV428 December 2020 Last updated at 06:00 AM

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Vietnam among countries with highest GDP growth rate
VTV.vn - Despite the impacts of COVID-19, Vietnam still achieved a positive growth rate of 2.91% in 2020. This was announced by the General Statistics Office on December 27th.

Specifically, the agro-forestry-fishery sector grew by 2.68%, industry and construction by 3.98%, and services by 2.34%.

As such, Vietnam has become one of the countries with the highest economic growth rate in 2020. Meanwhile, neighboring countries such as Indonesia and Thailand have recorded negative growth rates of -5.32% and -12.1%, respectively.

From 2016-2019, Vietnam has been among the top 10 fastest growing countries in the world. In 2018 and 2019, Vietnam’s economic growth rate exceeded 7% despite a slowdown in the global economy.