Insights
2018 another year of record achievements for Vietnam
2018 saw Vietnam achieve or exceed all socio economic forecasts for the year and this accompanied by the high level of business confidence, maybe with the exception of the construction industry, augers extremely well for 2019.
GDP growth exceeded the target of 6.8% recording an 11 year high of 7.08% putting Vietnam as one of the strongest growth economies in Asia and the world. The strongest driver for GDP growth were the manufacturing industries with a growth figure of 12.98% . At the same time inflation remained at under 4%.