Vietnam's Export Surge: Electronics, Textiles, and Seafood Lead the Way
Vietnam’s export sector is booming in 2025, with strong growth in electronics, textiles, and seafood. Strategic location, competitive costs, and free trade agreements fuel this rise, despite challenges like rising input prices and labor shortages.
5/30/20251 min read
Vietnam’s export sector continues to grow robustly in 2025, led by electronics, textiles, and seafood industries. Electronics exports surged to $6.5 billion in February 2025, a 38.9% year-over-year increase. The textile industry reported $44 billion in exports in 2024, with expectations to reach $47–48 billion in 2025.
Seafood exports also performed strongly, hitting $10.07 billion in 2024—up 12.1% from 2023—with a global ranking as the third largest seafood exporter after China and Norway. Vietnam aims to increase seafood exports to $11 billion in 2025.
Key factors behind this export growth include Vietnam’s strategic location, competitive labor costs, and active participation in free trade agreements like EVFTA, CPTPP, and RCEP. However, challenges such as rising input prices, labor shortages, and the need to comply with international sustainability standards remain.