Computers, electronic products and components, together with mobile phones and parts, accounted for 38.2% of Vietnam's total export turnover in the first five months of 2026, underscoring the country's growing role in global technology supply chains.
According to the Vietnam Customs, export growth in May was driven primarily by electronics, with shipments of computers, electronic products and components rising by $1.36 billion from the previous month, while exports of mobile phones and parts increased by $536 million.
Exports of computers, electronic products and components reached $13.39 billion in May. In the January-May period, shipments totaled $56.19 billion, representing about 26% of the country's total exports and marking a 46.2% year-on-year increase, equivalent to an additional $17.77 billion.
The US remained the largest export market for the product group, with turnover reaching $22.54 billion, up 54.9% from a year earlier. It was followed by China, Hong Kong (China), and South Korea.
Meanwhile, exports of mobile phones and components totaled $5.09 billion in May, up 11.8% from April. For the first five months, shipments reached $26.37 billion, accounting for 12.2% of Vietnam's total exports and rising 17.7% year on year, an increase of $3.96 billion.
China was the largest market for Vietnamese phone exports at $5.78 billion, up 30.1%, followed by the US, the European Union, and South Korea.
On the import side, computers, electronic products and components also dominated Vietnam's import structure. Imports of the category reached $88.22 billion in the first five months, a sharp 57.1% increase from the same period last year.
Imports of mobile phones and components totaled $26.37 billion during the January-May period, up from $22.41 billion a year earlier, highlighting robust demand for intermediate inputs supporting Vietnam's expanding electronics manufacturing sector.
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