Vietnam’s economy surpasses target, expanding by 7.02% in 2019

by NDO27 December 2019 Last updated at 16:16 PM

Workers at a garment factory in Hai Duong province (Photo: Xuan Hung)
Workers at a garment factory in Hai Duong province (Photo: Xuan Hung)

VTV.vn- The Vietnamese economy grew by 7.02% in 2019, exceeding the National Assembly’s target of 6.6-6.8%, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on December 27, adding that it is the second year in a row since 2011 that annual growth tops 7%.

Last year Vietnam’s economic growth hit 7.08%, its highest pace in 11 years.

Growth in the fourth quarter of 2019 was 6.97%, a slender decline from 7.48% recorded in the previous three months, official data showed.

GSO Director Nguyen Bich Lam said Vietnamese economic growth in 2019 was primarily driven by manufacturing, which expanded by 11.29% and market services such as logistics, wholesale and retail trade, finance, banking and insurance.

The chief statistician said amid a global slowdown, escalating trade tensions and market volatility, the 7.02% growth reflected the prompt and effective measures that the Vietnamese government took as well as the admirable efforts of all sectors and localities in realising the 2019 growth target.

A breakdown of sectors showed agriculture accounted for 13.96% of GDP, industry and construction 34.49%, and services 41.64%. Product taxes, excluding product subsidies contributed 9.91%.

Concerning the quality of growth, total factor productivity (TFP) contributed 46.11% to growth in 2019. TFP’s contribution to GDP growth during the 2016-2019 period averaged 44.46%, much higher the rate of 33.58% during the 2011-2015 period.

Investment efficiency in 2019 also improved when the incremental capital output ratio (ICOR) fell to 6.07% compared with 6.42 in 2016. Lower ICOR signifies that investment is being used far more effectively.

In 2019 Vietnam’s labour productivity reached US$4,791 per worker, up US$272 from the previous year.

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