The aspiration to reach the Top 30 and the journey to breakthrough in the new era.

In the context of a rapidly changing world, Vietnam is setting itself an ambitious goal: to join the group of the world's top 30 economies in terms of GDP by 2030. This is not only a strategic vision, but also a strong commitment to a journey of rapid, sustainable, and self-reliant development after nearly 40 years of reform.

It is no coincidence that the aforementioned goal is mentioned with such great confidence. Looking back at the 2020-2025 term, despite the serious impact of the pandemic and the global economic recession, Vietnam has maintained macroeconomic stability, sustained growth, improved the investment environment, and promoted many strategic pillars such as digital transformation, infrastructure development, and institutional reform. These results are a crucial "stepping stone" for the 2025-2030 period, enabling Vietnam to break through with a new posture: the posture of an economy confidently integrating deeply into the global economy and ready to move up to a higher level of development.

Strategic infrastructure projects are being implemented, giving Dak Lak the opportunity to make a breakthrough in the coming period. In the photo: Central and provincial leaders and investors press the button to launch the investment and construction projects of Hoa Tam Industrial Park - Phase 1 and Bai Goc Port.

However, to break into the top 30 economies in the world in terms of GDP, Vietnam cannot rely on outdated thinking or a growth model based on resource exploitation, investment capital, and cheap labor. The path ahead demands a new dynamic; in which science and technology, innovation, the digital economy, the green economy, the circular economy, and high-quality services must become central pillars. Growth must shift from extensive to intensive, from "doing more" to "doing better," from output to added value.

A development-oriented government needs to continue improving institutions, promoting administrative procedure reforms, and ensuring transparency and integrity to create a favorable business environment and foster the trust of businesses and citizens. When the government acts decisively, takes responsibility, and dares to change for the common good, national capacity will be unleashed and social potential will be unlocked.

Looking from the national strategy to the local steps, it is clear that the spirit of breakthrough has been concretized by Dak Lak province through the adjustment of the Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, along with the target of achieving GRDP growth of over 10.5% per year for the period 2026-2030. This shows that Dak Lak is not standing outside the flow of development, but is proactively seizing opportunities and daring to set big goals to rise more strongly in the new phase.

This belief is further supported by the potential the province possesses: a high-tech agricultural sector with key products such as coffee, durian, and pepper; a central location in the Central Highlands with ample room for regional development; significant potential in renewable energy; and opportunities for breakthroughs as strategic infrastructure projects are being promoted. If it continues to attract selective investment, focus on deep processing, develop logistics, and accelerate digital transformation in governance, Dak Lak can absolutely become a new growth pole for the region and the entire country.

Returning to the aspiration of reaching the Top 30, this is not a far-fetched dream, but a well-founded goal as Vietnam continues to maintain macroeconomic stability and create a favorable development environment. To achieve this, the nation must remain steadfast in its three strategic pillars: perfecting a modern, transparent, and open institutional framework; investing heavily in a synchronized, regionally interconnected infrastructure system; and building a high-quality workforce to meet the demands of the digital age. Simultaneously, it must leverage the inherent strengths of the Vietnamese people: intelligence, resilience, creativity, and a desire for advancement.

The road ahead is certainly not smooth, but with sufficient political determination, strong innovative thinking, and consistent action from the central to local levels, Vietnam can absolutely enter the top 30 economies by 2030, not only in terms of growth rate, but also in terms of development quality and national stature.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/kinh-te/202510/khat-vong-top-30-va-hanh-trinh-but-pha-trong-ky-nguyen-moi-f5e160d/