Hanoi, Oct. 30 -- In its latest global economic outlook report, IMF predicts that Viet Nam's nominal GDP per capita will hit US$5,259 in 2026, an increase of 8.9 percent year on year, surpassing Indonesia's US$5,153.
Viet Nam's GDP grew by 9.95 percent in the third quarter and 9.01 percent over the first nine months of this year, reported the National Statistics Office.
The Southeast Asian nation's GDP in the third quarter was higher than the growth rates of 8.15 percent in the first quarter and 8.81 percent in the second quarter.
In the January-September period, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector posted a growth rate of 4.02 percent, contributing 5.35 percent to the increase in the total value added of the economy; the indus...