Hanoi, Sept. 6 -- Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 13.99 billion USD in the first eight months of 2025, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

During the January-August period, the country's total trade value reached 597.93 billion USD, up 16.3% year on year. Exports rose 14.8% to 305.96 billion USD, while imports climbed 17.9% to 291.97 billion USD.

In August alone, export turnover hit 43.39 billion USD, an increase of 2.6% from July and 14.5% from the same period last year. Of the value, the foreign-invested sector, including crude oil, continued to dominate, with 34.22 billion USD, while the domestic sector contributed 9.16 billion USD.

For the eight-month period, the foreign-invested sector, i...