In 2025, Vietnam’s science and expertise sector recorded robust growth, contributing VND1.4 quariillion (US$53.25 billion) immediately to the nationwide gross home product.
On the morning of December 26 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology held a convention to overview its 2025 efficiency and description key duties for 2026. The occasion occurred in a hybrid format, combining in-person and on-line participation from 34 provinces and centrally-administered cities. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung attended and delivered directives for the sector’s continued development.
According to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui Hoang Phuong, the science and expertise sector achieved outstanding ends in 2025. The sector’s whole income reached VND5.465 quadrillion, a 25 % improve over the earlier 12 months; contributions to the state funds totaled VND115 trillion, up 11 %; and direct contributions to nationwide gross home product amounted to VND1,4 trillion, rising 35 % from 2024. These indicators present that science and expertise have change into one of many key drivers of the nation’s financial growth.
For the primary time, Vietnam issued the National List of Strategic Technologies and Strategic Technology Products, establishing priorities for analysis, growth, and funding. In parallel, the Ministry launched the National Innovation Portal and a real-time on-line administration system for science and expertise tasks, enhancing transparency and coordination.
Vietnam’s innovation ecosystem additionally superior considerably with the launch of the National Science and Technology Exchange, which serves as an important bridge connecting analysis, manufacturing, and the market whereas linking regional exchanges throughout the nation.
In 2025, Vietnam ranked forty fourth out of 139 nations within the Global Innovation Index and fifty fifth out of 100 within the international revolutionary startup ecosystem rankings which is a transparent proof of the nation’s rising worldwide competitiveness.
The 12 months 2025 additionally marked a turning level in Vietnam’s digital transformation journey. Digital infrastructure, nationwide databases, and shared platforms have been synchronized nationwide, making a stable basis for a digital authorities and digital economic system. This transformation has reshaped administrative operations, supporting the two-tier native authorities mannequin and enhancing public service supply.
In telecommunications, 5G protection expanded to greater than 90 % of the inhabitants, and Vietnam’s fastened web pace ranked among the many world’s high ten. The digital expertise trade now contains over 80,000 enterprises, with greater than 2,000 increasing into worldwide markets. Many are advancing from meeting to the analysis, design, and manufacturing of strategic expertise merchandise, reflecting the maturing capability of Vietnam’s tech sector.
The 12 months 2025 signifies a major development within the discipline of nuclear power, significantly as Vietnam reinitiates its nuclear energy program. The Ministry of Science and Technology has suggested and refined the authorized framework to align with worldwide practices and the protection and safety requirements set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In addition to the Nuclear Energy Law and three decrees which were issued, the Ministry has submitted six strategic proposals to the Prime Minister, progressively establishing a cohesive authorized infrastructure that can function a basis for the secure and sustainable implementation of nuclear energy tasks within the close to future.
By Tran Binh – Translated by Anh Quan