The ASEAN Plus Three Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), based in Singapore, has projected Vietnam's real GDP growth for 2026 at 7.5%, an increase from its previous estimate of 7.2% made in June. The inflation forecast for 2026 has been revised down from 4.4% to 4.3%.
AMRO noted that the region, which includes ASEAN countries along with South Korea, Japan, and China (including Hong Kong), has maintained stable growth in the first half of 2026 (January to June) due to robust domestic demand and strong exports related to artificial intelligence (AI). The impact of conflicts in the Middle East is currently expected to be more limited than previously anticipated, prompting an upward revision of the ASEAN growth forecast for 2026 from 4.6% to 4.8%.
AMRO predicts that Vietnam will continue to have the highest growth rate in ASEAN in 2026, followed by Indonesia at 5.0%, Malaysia at 4.9%, and Singapore at 4.8%.
For 2027, Vietnam's growth rate is projected to be 7.3%, with an inflation rate of 3.9%.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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