Revealing the place with the largest economic scale in the country after the merger

Ho Chi Minh City leads GRDP

After the merger, the role of " economic locomotive" of Ho Chi Minh City is even more evident when it accounts for 1/4 of the gross domestic product ( GDP), if adding the scale of Ba Ria - Vung Tau , Binh Duong. Accordingly, after the merger, the gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of Ho Chi Minh City leads the country when it reaches 2,707,805 billion VND.

Ho Chi Minh City previously accounted for 15.5% of GDP. After merging Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, its influence became even greater, contributing nearly 24% to the country.

Ho Chi Minh City leads the country in GRDP after the merger.

Ho Chi Minh City's GRDP after the merger is nearly double that of Hanoi. The city's economic scale is also double that of the six new localities in the Southwest region combined.

The difference in budget revenue between the new Ho Chi Minh City and the locality with the smallest economic scale, Dien Bien, is up to 423 times.

Merging with two localities considered the industrial production and service-tourism capitals of the South helps Ho Chi Minh City consolidate its position as a pillar of the economy.

Hanoi ranked second despite not merging with any province but still maintaining a high economic scale. According to statistics, Hanoi's GRDP in the first quarter of this year is estimated to increase by 7.35% over the same period in 2024, a high increase in the past 5 years. The whole year's GRDP is about 1,426,000 billion VND.

Hai Phong has added Hai Duong, thereby rising from 5th place to 3rd place, GRDP up to 658,381 billion VND.

Dong Nai ranked 4th after merging with Binh Phuoc when GRDP reached 613,072 billion VND.

Bac Ninh is in 5th place after the merger. Bac Giang also has a GRDP scale of 439,767 billion VND.

There are two provinces merged from three localities, including Phu Tho and Ninh Binh, both of which have quite large economic scales. These are localities with many famous industrial, production and tourism zones, attracting a large number of investors and tourists. Accordingly, the GRDP of Phu Tho after the merger is up to 354,516 billion VND.

Quang Ninh without merger has GRDP of 347,500 billion VND.

Lam Dong merged 3 provinces of Dak Nong, Binh Thuan, Lam Dong with a scale of up to 329,871 billion VND; Thanh Hoa 318,903 billion VND; Tay Ninh merged with Long An with an economic scale of 312,466 billion VND.

GRDP per capita change

After the merger, GRDP per capita changed. Quang Ninh rose from second to first place. Previously, Ba Ria - Vung Tau was the leading locality in this index and will soon be merged with Ho Chi Minh City. This data reflects the value of new goods and services created locally during the year on average per person.

Specifically, the average GRDP per capita of Quang Ninh is 249.3 million VND. The three administrative units directly under the Central Government including Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Hai Phong share the next positions with 199 million VND, 164 million VND, and 160 million VND, respectively.

Dong Nai 139 million VND; Bac Ninh; 125 million VND; Thai Nguyen merged with Bac Kan 106 million VND; Tay Ninh merged with Long An 105 million VND; Khanh Hoa merged with Ninh Thuan 100 million VND; Lam Dong 96 million VND.

Ngoc Mai

Source: https://tienphong.vn/lo-dien-noi-co-quy-mo-kinh-te-khung-nhat-nuoc-sau-sap-nhap-post1734274.tpo