Vietnam’s exports of fishery products reached nearly US$997.12 million in May 2025, according to figures released by Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This marks a significant increase of 10.68 percent compared to April, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) export value to US$4.21 billion.

USA leads impressive growth, China and Japan remain strong:

The USA saw a substantial surge of 45.24 percent in May, with exports reaching US$234.38 million. This strong recovery positions the USA as the second largest market by YTD value, accounting for 18.21 percent. China continued to be the top market by YTD value, with a 3.69 percent increase in May, reaching US$183.02 million. Japan also recorded a solid 5.52 percent increase.

Mexico, Poland, and Lithuania show explosive month-on-month growth:

Several markets experienced remarkable month-on-month growth in May:

Cyprus recorded an astounding surge of 377.70 percent, though from a lower base.
Poland exports jumped by 90.26 percent.
Mexico saw a strong increase of 59.80 percent.
Chile exports rose by 52.09 percent.
Lithuania increased by 31.73 percent.
Belgium also recorded a substantial increase of 30.58 percent.
Other notable increases were seen in Germany, Taiwan, Israel, UAE, Egypt, Norway, and India.

Australia, France, and Nordic countries experience significant declines:

Conversely, some key markets experienced substantial decreases in May:

New Zealand saw a sharp drop of 42.72 percent.
France exports plummeted by 35.85 percent.
Sweden decreased by 34.27 percent.
Denmark also saw a decline of 10.43 percent.
Other notable declines were observed in Australia, Iraq, Portugal, Ukraine, Peru, Panama, Greece, Turkey, Algeria, Brunei Darussalam, Senegal, Angola, Belarus, and Sri Lanka (with Belarus and Sri Lanka seeing 100% drops).

The overall robust growth in May’s fishery product exports indicates a strong recovery for Vietnam’s seafood industry, particularly driven by increased demand from the USA and dynamic growth in various emerging markets, despite ongoing fluctuations in some traditional European and Asian destinations.

Vietnam exports of fishery products, May 2025, US$ millions

	May	April	MoM	YTD	% of YTD
Total	997.12	900.88	10.68%	4,207.54	100.00%
Other	23.28	25.98	-10.38%	0.00	0.00%
USA	234.38	161.38	45.24%	766.25	18.21%
China	183.02	176.51	3.69%	823.31	19.57%
Japan	140.47	133.12	5.52%	632.51	15.03%
South Korea	70.03	66.75	4.92%	316.49	7.52%
UK	28.46	27.28	4.31%	120.01	2.85%
Australia	23.59	29.15	-19.09%	124.44	2.96%
Thailand	23.51	21.87	7.51%	115.19	2.74%
Canada	19.71	20.40	-3.42%	101.97	2.42%
Netherlands	18.97	20.24	-6.28%	84.43	2.01%
Germany	18.54	15.41	20.35%	83.00	1.97%
Taiwan	18.15	14.96	21.32%	66.94	1.59%
Belgium	17.93	13.73	30.58%	63.78	1.52%
Brazil	16.46	14.96	10.00%	78.14	1.86%
Russia	16.32	15.69	4.03%	80.10	1.90%
Hong Kong	12.73	12.66	0.53%	60.48	1.44%
Italy	11.14	11.28	-1.21%	45.89	1.09%
Malaysia	11.00	9.65	14.01%	48.74	1.16%
Philippines	10.40	10.23	1.68%	43.78	1.04%
Mexico	9.26	5.80	59.80%	37.95	0.90%
Saudi Arabia	7.56	8.35	-9.47%	35.29	0.84%
Singapore	7.52	7.49	0.39%	36.06	0.86%
Spain	6.75	7.13	-5.37%	30.41	0.72%
Lithuania	6.40	4.86	31.73%	22.01	0.52%
Israel	5.95	5.17	15.14%	23.16	0.55%
UAE	4.75	3.97	19.71%	18.92	0.45%
France	4.07	6.34	-35.85%	22.78	0.54%
Switzerland	4.04	3.84	5.25%	15.81	0.38%
Denmark	3.85	4.30	-10.43%	17.26	0.41%
Egypt	3.65	3.25	12.23%	15.84	0.38%
Colombia	3.61	4.02	-10.25%	17.66	0.42%
Portugal	3.52	4.31	-18.17%	18.06	0.43%
Poland	3.41	1.79	90.26%	10.66	0.25%
Indonesia	3.29	3.20	2.86%	9.32	0.22%
Iraq	3.11	3.72	-16.17%	13.41	0.32%
Sweden	2.37	3.61	-34.27%	13.93	0.33%
Cambodia	2.36	2.82	-16.39%	14.31	0.34%
Romania	2.24	2.38	-5.92%	10.89	0.26%
Chile	1.85	1.22	52.09%	7.07	0.17%
Norway	1.47	1.30	13.55%	5.14	0.12%
New Zealand	1.37	2.39	-42.72%	8.02	0.19%
India	1.36	1.19	14.21%	7.97	0.19%
Ukraine	1.20	1.69	-29.05%	6.34	0.15%
Peru	0.73	1.53	-52.15%	5.09	0.12%
Cyprus	0.68	0.14	377.70%	3.01	0.07%
Pakistan	0.57	0.37	54.11%	3.87	0.09%
Greece	0.53	1.06	-50.12%	3.62	0.09%
Kuwait	0.43	0.48	-9.96%	1.96	0.05%
Panama	0.32	0.74	-57.12%	2.37	0.06%
Czech Republic	0.22	0.19	17.97%	0.67	0.02%
Turkey	0.21	0.42	-50.37%	1.37	0.03%
Algeria	0.18	0.23	-20.67%	1.20	0.03%
Brunei Darussalam	0.09	0.18	-49.59%	0.73	0.02%
Senegal	0.07	0.00	0.00%	0.31	0.01%
Angola	0.03	0.00	0.00%	0.34	0.01%
Belarus	0.00	0.07	-100.00%	0.47	0.01%
Sri Lanka	0.00	0.11	-100.00%	0.23	0.01%

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