Issuance of the Vietnamese Economic Classification System

(Chinhphu.vn) - On September 29, 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc signed Decision No. 36/2025/QD-TTg promulgating the System of Vietnamese Economic Sectors.

Issuance of the Vietnamese Economic Classification System

The Vietnamese economic classification system is issued for unified use in state statistical activities; building an administrative registration system, national databases, specialized databases; and other related state management activities.

Regarding the criteria for defining economic sectors, the Decision clearly states: An economic sector is a collection of similar economic activities based on three criteria, ranked in the following order of priority: a) The production process of economic activity; b) The raw materials used by economic activity to produce the product; c) The characteristics of the output product of economic activity.
The decision states that the Vietnamese economic classification system ensures a full reflection of economic activities taking place within the territory of Vietnam and guarantees international comparability.

The Vietnamese economic sector classification system includes: the Vietnamese Economic Sector Classification (Appendix I); and the Vietnamese Economic Sector Classification (Appendix II).

The classification of economic sectors in Vietnam includes 5 levels:

Level 1 industries comprise 22 industries, categorized alphabetically from A to V;
Level 2 industries comprise 87 industries, each formed according to its corresponding Level 1 industry, and each industry is assigned a two-digit code from 01 to 99.
Level 3 industries comprise 259 industries, each formed according to its corresponding Level 2 industry, and each industry is assigned a three-digit code from 011 to 990.
Level 4 industries comprise 495 industries, each formed according to its corresponding Level 3 industry code, and each industry is assigned a four-digit code from 0111 to 9900.
Level 5 industries comprise 743 industries, each formed according to its corresponding Level 4 industry, and each industry is assigned a four-digit code from 01110 to 99000.


The content of the Vietnamese economic sectors clearly explains economic activities.

The Vietnamese economic sector description clearly explains economic activities, including elements categorized into different parts, such as:
a) Includes: Economic activities identified within an economic sector.
b) Exclusions: Economic activities not identified within a specific economic sector but belonging to other economic sectors.
This decision takes effect from November 15, 2025.

Minh Hien

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