Recent developments in the external trade system, foreign exchange system, export performance, summary of current poverty situation, and tax system of Vietnam are presented in the paper. The statistical data on gross domestic product, consumer price inflation, gross value of agricultural production, production of food staples, population and employment, summary of general government budgetary operations, treasury bills and bond issues, monetary survey, balance sheet of the state bank of Vietnam, balance of payments, external debt, and related economic indices of Vietnam are also presented.