Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) has grown about 3.32% year on year in the first quarter of 2023, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The Vietnamese economy expanded about 3.32% in Q1 of 2023 compared to the same period last year. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’sgross domestic product (GDP) has grown about 3.32% year on year in the firstquarter of 2023, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The expansion is only higherthan the 3.21% recorded in Q1 of 2020 during the 2011 - 2023 period, theGSO told a press conference on March 29.
In particular, theagro-forestry-fishery sector expanded 2.52% and contributed 8.85% to the GDPgrowth. Meanwhile, industry and construction contracted 0.4%, leading to a4.76% decline in the growth, and the service sector increased 6.79% tocontribute to 95.91% of the overall expansion.
In the agro-forestry-fishery sector,agriculture saw a year-on-year increase of 2.43% in added value, forestry3.66%, and fisheries 2.68%.
The GSO press conference on March 29 (Photo: VNA)
The added value of construction dropped0.82% in Q1, the sharpest fall in the first three months of the years since2011, while that of construction increased 1.95%, only higher than the 0.28%and 1.41% recorded in Q1 of 2011 and 2012 during 2011 - 2023.
The service sector has clearly shownrecovery as a result of consumption stimulation policies, the economic reopeningsince March 15 last year, and overseas tourism promotion, GSO General DirectorNguyen Thi Huong said.
Between January and March, the agro-forestry-fisherysector made up 11.66% of the economy, industry and construction 35.47%, theservice sector 43.65%, and taxes on goods (excluding subsidies) 9.22%.
Among the 63 provinces andcentrally-run cities, 58 posted growth in gross regional domestic product (GRDP)while five saw declines, the GSO noted.
Huong held that amid global economic uncertainties,the positive socio-economic results in Q1 have proved the effectiveness of management andgovernance policies of the Government, ministries, sectors, and localities./.
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The Vietnamese economy expanded about 3.32% in Q1 of 2023 compared to the same period last year. (Photo: VNA) 
The GSO press conference on March 29 (Photo: VNA) 
