Vietnam’s construction and energy sectors are still moving fast, and the most recent signals point to a country building at scale while also tightening efficiency behind the scenes. Construction investment hit VND 3,100 trillion in 2022 and infrastructure spending is rising, even as electricity demand grew 3.5% YoY in 2023 and losses hold to 6.5%. Keep an eye on how those shifts play out across permits, ports, factories, and power output.
Key Takeaways
- Vietnam's construction sector grew by 5.8% in 2022
- Construction investment reached VND 3,100 trillion in 2022
- Construction contributed 5.9% to GDP in 2022
- Vietnam's electricity production reached 265.3 billion kWh in 2022
- Renewable energy capacity hit 16.5 GW in 2022
- Coal-fired power generation 110 billion kWh in 2022
- Vietnam's manufacturing sector grew by 9.8% year-on-year in the first half of 2023
- The manufacturing industry accounted for 84.5% of Vietnam's total industrial production value in 2022
- Vietnam's manufacturing output reached VND 3,200 trillion in 2022
- Vietnam's mining sector output value VND 700 trillion in 2022
- Coal production reached 40.7 million tons in 2022
- Bauxite ore mining 5.2 million tons in 2022
- Vietnam's water supply production 3.5 billion m3 in 2022
- Wastewater treatment capacity 2 million m3/day in 2022
- Clean water access rate 88% urban in 2022
Vietnam’s construction and energy sectors are expanding fast, with construction output up and power supply adding major capacity.
Construction
1Vietnam's construction sector grew by 5.8% in 2022
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2Construction investment reached VND 3,100 trillion in 2022
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3Construction contributed 5.9% to GDP in 2022
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4Public construction projects numbered 12,500 in 2022
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5Construction sector IPI increased 4.2% YoY in Q3 2023
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6Real estate construction grew 3.7% in 2022
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7Construction employment at 7.1 million workers in 2022
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8Infrastructure construction spending up 10% in 2023
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9Residential construction permits issued: 150,000 units in 2022
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10Highway construction length added 1,200 km in 2022-2023
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11Construction materials production up 6.5% in 2022
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12Bridge construction projects: 500 completed in 2022
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13Construction FDI inflows $4.2 billion in 2022
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14Urban construction area expanded by 12% in 2022
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15Industrial zone construction: 400 new zones planned by 2030
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16Construction cost index rose 4.8% in 2023
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17Port construction capacity added 50 million tons in 2022
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18Hospital construction investments VND 100 trillion in 2022-2025 plan
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19School construction: 5,000 new classrooms built in 2022
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20Railway construction: 200 km high-speed rail planned start 2023
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21Apartment construction completions: 120,000 units in 2022
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22Dam and reservoir construction: 10 new projects in 2022
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23Office building construction area 2.5 million sqm in 2022
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24Hotel construction pipeline: 15,000 rooms by 2025
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25Airport construction expansions at 22 airports in 2022
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Construction Interpretation
Vietnam is laying the literal and economic foundation for its future, with a construction sector growing at a brisk 5.8% and employing 7.1 million workers to build everything from highways and homes to hospitals, signaling a nation building itself up from the ground at a remarkable pace.
Energy
1Vietnam's electricity production reached 265.3 billion kWh in 2022
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2Renewable energy capacity hit 16.5 GW in 2022
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3Coal-fired power generation 110 billion kWh in 2022
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4Hydropower output 50.2 billion kWh in 2022
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5Solar power capacity installed 16.5 GW by end-2022
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6Gas power plants produced 15 billion kWh in 2022
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7Electricity consumption grew 3.5% YoY in 2023 Q1
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8Wind power capacity reached 4.5 GW in 2023
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9EVN's electricity sales 240 billion kWh in 2022
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10Energy sector IPI up 10.2% in 2022
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11Crude oil production 8.5 million tons in 2022
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12LNG import terminals under construction: 3 by 2025
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13Electricity tariff average 2,108 VND/kWh in 2023
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14Biomass energy capacity 500 MW in 2022
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15Power grid losses 6.5% in 2022
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16Nuclear power feasibility study for 4 GW by 2030
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17Diesel power generation 2 billion kWh in 2022
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18Offshore wind potential 600 GW estimated
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19Electricity export to Laos 2.5 billion kWh in 2022
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20Smart grid investments $1 billion in 2022-2025
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21Coal imports for power 50 million tons in 2022
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22Energy intensity GDP ratio 0.12 koe/USD in 2022
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Energy Interpretation
Vietnam's electricity sector is sprinting into a renewable future with its left foot while its right foot remains firmly planted in a coal-fired past.
Manufacturing
1Vietnam's manufacturing sector grew by 9.8% year-on-year in the first half of 2023
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2The manufacturing industry accounted for 84.5% of Vietnam's total industrial production value in 2022
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3Vietnam's manufacturing output reached VND 3,200 trillion in 2022
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4Processing and manufacturing sub-sector increased by 11.2% in Q4 2022
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5Vietnam exported $371.8 billion worth of manufactured goods in 2022
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6Manufacturing employment in Vietnam stood at 12.5 million workers in 2022
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7The index of industrial production in manufacturing rose 8.7% in 2023's first nine months
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8Vietnam's manufacturing PMI averaged 52.3 points in 2023, indicating expansion
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9Heavy industry manufacturing grew 10.1% YoY in August 2023
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10Vietnam's manufacturing sector FDI reached $20.5 billion in 2022
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11Manufacturing value added grew 7.6% in 2022
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12Vietnam produced 28.5 million tons of steel in manufacturing in 2022
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13Electronics manufacturing exports hit $114 billion in 2022
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14Footwear manufacturing output increased 15% YoY in 2023 Q1
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15Vietnam's manufacturing capacity utilization rate was 76% in 2022
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16Rubber products manufacturing grew 12.3% in 2022
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17Plastic products manufacturing output up 9.5% YoY in 2023
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18Furniture manufacturing exports reached $15.2 billion in 2022
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19Cement manufacturing production was 95.2 million tons in 2022
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20Pharmaceutical manufacturing grew 8.2% in 2022
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21Metal products manufacturing index up 7.9% in nine months of 2023
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22Paper and cardboard manufacturing output increased 6.4% YoY in 2023
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23Leather goods manufacturing employment at 1.2 million in 2022
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24Machinery manufacturing grew 11.5% in Q3 2023
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25Food processing manufacturing share 20% of industrial output in 2022
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26Beverage manufacturing production up 5.8% YoY 2023
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27Tobacco manufacturing revenue VND 50 trillion in 2022
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28Printing industry manufacturing index 4.2% growth in 2022
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29Non-metallic minerals manufacturing up 9.1% in 2023 H1
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30Electrical equipment manufacturing exports $50 billion in 2022
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Manufacturing Interpretation
Vietnam's manufacturing sector is roaring ahead like a well-oiled machine, not just building everything from smartphones to shoes, but building an entire economic powerhouse in the process.
Mining
1Vietnam's mining sector output value VND 700 trillion in 2022
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2Coal production reached 40.7 million tons in 2022
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3Bauxite ore mining 5.2 million tons in 2022
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4Mining IPI grew 7.1% YoY in 2023 H1
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5Oil and gas extraction revenue $10 billion in 2022
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6Limestone mining for cement 120 million tons in 2022
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7Rare earth mining reserves 22 million tons
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8Gold production 1.2 tons in 2022
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9Sand and gravel extraction 300 million m3 in 2022
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10Mining employment 800,000 workers in 2022
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11Phosphate rock production 1.5 million tons in 2022
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12Copper ore mining output up 5% in 2023
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13Mining exports $15 billion in 2022
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14Antimony mining reserves 50,000 tons
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15Iron ore production 2 million tons in 2022
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16Mining FDI $2.5 billion in 2022
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17Kaolin clay extraction 500,000 tons in 2022
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18Titan mining production 100,000 tons in 2022
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19Mining accident rate 0.15 per 1,000 workers in 2022
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20Gemstone mining output VND 500 billion in 2022
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21Salt production from mining 1 million tons in 2022
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Mining Interpretation
While Vietnam's mining sector powers the nation's economy with mountains of coal, rivers of sand, and promising rare earth reserves, its true wealth lies in the safe employment of 800,000 workers whose hands turn this geological bounty into $15 billion in exports and cautious, yet steady, growth.
Water Supply
1Vietnam's water supply production 3.5 billion m3 in 2022
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2Wastewater treatment capacity 2 million m3/day in 2022
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3Clean water access rate 88% urban in 2022
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4Water supply IPI up 5.2% YoY 2023
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5Sewerage treatment plants: 150 operational in 2022
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6Water production cost VND 5,000/m3 average 2022
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7Rural clean water coverage 77% in 2022
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8Solid waste collected 25 million tons in 2022
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9Water supply investment VND 50 trillion 2021-2025
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10Desalination plants capacity 100,000 m3/day 2022
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11Flood control infrastructure protected 10 million people 2022
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12Groundwater extraction 10 billion m3/year in 2022
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13Water recycling rate 20% industrial in 2022
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14Hazardous waste treated 500,000 tons in 2022
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15Urban wastewater treatment rate 15% in 2022
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16Irrigation water supply 40 billion m3 in 2022
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17Water meter installation 95% urban households 2022
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18Plastic waste recycled 300,000 tons in 2022
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19River basin management covered 80% area 2022
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20E-water billing adoption 70% in 2022
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21Water loss rate 20% in supply systems 2022
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22New water plants: 50 built 2021-2022
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Water Supply Interpretation
Vietnam's water sector is a study in ambitious contrasts, diligently pouring money into new pipes and plants while its urban centers, for all their modern billing systems, still treat wastewater with an almost quaint reluctance, sending a sobering 85% of it straight back to nature.
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