During the past six months, the city's gross regional domestic product (GRDP), at current prices, was estimated at 60 billion USD, up 8.5% year-on-year.
Ho Chi Minh City ranked 19th among Vietnam's 34 provinces and centrally governed cities in terms of GRDP growth. Total social investment reached nearly 12 billion USD, up 9.9% from the same period last year.
The investment environment continued to improve significantly. During the reporting period, the city attracted 7.5 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI), marking a nearly 90% increase against last year. It also registered 31,166 newly established businesses, up 14.3% compared to the same period last year.
State budget revenue exceeded 18 billion USD, equivalent to 59% of the annual target, while local budget expenditure totaled more than 3.9 billion USD, or 33.7% of the year's planned estimate.
