Title: Economy of Vietnam - Wikipedia
Headings: Economy of Vietnam
Economy of Vietnam
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Economy of Vietnam
Contents
History
Before 1858
1858–1975
GDP per capita in Vietnam, 1956–1974 (in US$/year)
1976–1997
Development since 1997
Data
Economic sectors
Agriculture, fishery and forestry
In addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products.
Energy, mining and minerals
Industry and manufacturing
Services and tourism
Tourism
Banking and finance
Banking
Finance
Currency, exchange rate and inflation
Currency
Exchange rate
Inflation
Mergers and acquisitions
Trade
Foreign trade
Trades and balance of trade
Exports
Imports
External debt, foreign aid and foreign investment
Free trade agreements
Economic development strategy
Guiding principle
Industrialization and Modernization (IM)
Socialist-Oriented Market Economy (SOME)
Development strategy
Trade liberalization
Domestic reform
Human and physical capital investment
Sustainable growth
Economic indicators and international rankings
Literature
Notes
References
External links

Content: Domestic and foreign trade were centered around the Saigon-Cholon area. Industry in the South consisted mostly of food-processing plants and factories producing consumer goods. When the North and South were divided politically in 1954, they also adopted different economic ideologies: communism in the North and capitalism in the South. Destruction caused by the Second Indochina War from 1954 to 1975 seriously strained the economy. The situation was worsened by the country's 1.5 million military and civilian deaths, and the subsequent exodus of 1 million refugees, including tens of thousands of professionals, intellectuals, technicians and skilled workers. GDP per capita in Vietnam, 1956–19