Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 10 -- The bank cited that the country's real GDP expanded by 8.46 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, accelerating from 8.25 percent in the third quarter. The robust performance was largely driven by resilient export activity and steady manufacturing despite the adverse impact of U.S. tariffs.
The fourth-quarter growth rate significantly exceeded Bloomberg's forecast of 7.7 percent as well as UOB's earlier projection of 7.2 percent, marking the fastest quarterly expansion since 2009, excluding the volatile period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Exports continued to be the main engine of growth. In the fourth quarter of 2025, export turnover rose 19 percent year-on-year, while full-year exports increas...