Contribution of 5 centrally-run cities to 2023 socio-economic development
Vietnam’s 5 centrally-run cities contributed 35.04% to GDP growth in 2023 and 57.9% to state budget revenue, accounted for 54.6% of foreign direct investment, and welcomed 80.2% of international tourist arrivals.
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.
The 2022 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) Report on Vietnam was released recently by the Centre for Community Support and Development Studies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s Centre for Research and Training, Real-Time Analytics, and the United Nations Development Programme.