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The ADB’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO) July 2025 reported that Vietnam's economy is expected to maintain its resilience through 2025 and 2026, though near-term growth may slow due to tariff pressure. Inflation is expected to decline to 3.9% in 2025 and 3.8% in 2026, it added.
ADB also reported strong export and import growth, and a surge in foreign investment disbursement, which helped drive Vietnam’s economic performance in the first half of 2025. Foreign direct investment (FDI) pledges rose by 32.6%, while disbursement increased by 8.1% year-on-year, indicating strong international confidence in Vietnam’s economic prospects, it said.
In addition to revising Vietnam’s growth outlook, ADB also lowered its forecast for Asia - Pacific’s economies to 4.7% this year, a 0.2 percentage point decline from a projection issued in April, driven by expectations of reduced exports amid trade tensions and higher US tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and a weaker-than-expected real estate market in China.