Among the five centrally-run cities, the northern port city of Hai Phong took the lead in the gross regional domestic product growth in 2021, registering a rise of 12.38 percent.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 increased by 2.58 percent from the previous year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Despite difficulties due to weather, natural disasters and epidemics, agro-forestry-fishery exports set new record of 48.6 billion USD in 2021, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam’s industrial production recorded an increase of 4.82 percent in added value compared to 2020, according to figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Eight commodities had export value exceeding 10 billion USD in 2021, according to the General Statistics Office.

In 2021, despite being affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, all three areas of agro-forestry and fisheries, industry and construction, and services posted higher growth rates compared to 2020.

Vietnam's Consumer Price Index edged up 1.84 percent year-on-year in 2021, the lowest ever recorded since 2016, according to the General Statistics Office.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected top 10 major economic events in 2021.

The 13th National Party Congress, changes to the anti-pandemic strategy, and efforts to maintain some growth pillars are among the events that have shaped Vietnam in 2021. The following are the top 10 domestic events selected by the Vietnam News Agency.

The World Bank (WB) and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) forecast that the amount of remittances to Vietnam in 2021 could reach 18.1 billion USD, continuing to increase compared to 2020.

The LEGO Group will invest more than 1 million USD in the construction of its first ever carbon neutral factory, including investment in solar energy on a 44-ha site in Binh Duong, with a hope to generate 4,000 jobs in the next 15 years.

Cashew nut exports in 2021 increase 13% in value and 12% in volume compared to 2020, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Shipments of seafood products are expected to bring home more than 8.7 billion USD in 2021, according to the General Statistics Office and the Ministry of Industry and Trade

Vietnam’s industrial production index went up 5.5 percent in November compared to the previous month and rose by 5.6 percent year-on-year. On a 11-month calculation, the index rose by 3.6 percent annually.

Vietnam shipped 43 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-fishery products abroad during January-November, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.