VIETNAM’S ECONOMIC SECTOR SYSTEM FROM NOVEMBER
On September 29, 2025, the Prime Minister issued Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg on Vietnam's economic sector system.
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Accordingly, Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg stipulates the purpose of promulgation, criteria for determining economic sectors, list and content of Vietnam's economic sectors.
Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg applies to ministries, branches, agencies, organizations and individuals using the Vietnam Economic Sector System.
The purpose of promulgation and criteria for determining economic sectors according to Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg are as follows:
- Purpose of promulgation
The Vietnam Economic Sector System is used uniformly in:
+ State statistical activities;
+ Building an administrative registration system, national database, specialized database;
+ Other relevant state management activities.
- Criteria for determining economic sectors
An economic sector is a collection of similar economic activities based on the following three criteria in order of priority:
+ Production process of economic activities;
+ Input materials that economic activities use to create products;
+ Characteristics of output products of economic activities.
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Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg stipulates the Vietnam's economic sector system as follows:
- Vietnam's economic sector system ensures full reflection of economic activities taking place in Vietnam's territory and ensures international comparison. The Vietnam's economic sector system includes:
+ List of Vietnam's economic sectors (Appendix I attached to Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg);
+ Contents of Vietnam's economic sectors (Appendix II attached to Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg).
- Basic structure and coding in the Vietnam's economic sector system
The Vietnam's economic sector list includes 5 levels:
+ Level 1 sector includes 22 sectors specified in alphabetical order from A to V;
+ Level 2 industry includes 87 industries formed according to each corresponding level 1 industry and each industry is coded with two digits from 01 to 99;
+ Level 3 industry includes 259 industries formed according to each corresponding level 2 industry and each industry is coded with three digits from 011 to 990;
+ Level 4 industry includes 495 industries formed according to each corresponding level 3 industry and each industry is coded with four digits from 0111 to 9900;
+ Level 5 industry includes 743 industries formed according to each corresponding level 4 industry and each industry is coded with four digits from 01110 to 99000.
- The content of Vietnam's economic industry clearly explains economic activities including elements classified into each part, in which:
+ Including: Economic activities identified in the economic industry;
+ Exclusions: Economic activities that are not identified in the economic sector but belong to other economic sectors.
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