The GDP grew by 6.81 percent in the third quarter and by 6.5 percent in the first nine months of this year, the Central Institute for CIEM has reported.
Vietnam expects to grow at 6.5-7 percent for the next five years, according to a Government report tabled recently at the National Assembly on socio-economic development.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, which is awaiting ratification by 12 member countries, will have a substantial impact on the Vietnamese economy once it is implemented.
The National Assembly approved a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2016, which sets the goal of a 6.7 percent increase in gross domestic product (GDP), on November 10.