Dong Thap: GRDP Grows 7.14% in the First Half of 2026, Ranking Second in the Mekong Delta

(DTO) On July 2, Ms. Tran Thi My Hanh, Head of the Dong Thap Statistics Office, chaired a press conference to announce the province’s socio-economic statistics for the first six months of 2026. Representatives from provincial departments and agencies attended the event.

In the first six months of 2026, Dong Thap’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) was estimated at 120.745 trillion VND (at 2020 constant prices), up 7.14% compared to the same period in 2025. Growth reached 6.66% in the first quarter and 7.67% in the second quarter, exceeding the year-earlier growth rate by 0.13 percentage points (7.01%). With a growth rate of 7.14%, Dong Thap ranked second among the five provinces in the Mekong Delta region. By sector, agriculture, forestry and fisheries grew 4.15%; industry and construction 9.52%; services 8.06%; and product taxes less subsidies on products increased 7.61% over the same period last year. 

Budget revenue in the first half of 2026 was estimated at 13.523 trillion VND, reaching 56.9% of the budget estimate and rising 4.2% year on year. Domestic revenue totaled 13.010 trillion VND, equivalent to 56% of the budget estimate, up 3.8% from the same period last year. Total budget expenditure reached 22.094 trillion VND, including 4.022 trillion VND for development investment, equal to 46.1% of the budget estimate and down 18.4%, and 13.486 trillion VND for recurrent expenditure, reaching 54.7% of the budget estimate and decreasing 0.6% year on year. 

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June 2026 fell 0.28% from May 2026, with urban areas down 0.11% while rural areas rose 0.34%. Compared to June 2025, CPI increased 4.86%. On average, CPI for the first six months of 2026 rose 4.21% over the same period last year. 

Total social investment in the first half of 2026 was estimated at 34.872 trillion VND, achieving 37.4% of the annual plan and increasing 12.5% year on year. Of the total, non-state investment accounted for 18.195 trillion VND (52.2%), remaining unchanged from a year earlier; foreign direct investment reached 4.589 trillion VND (13.1%), up 66.8%; and state-sector investment totaled 12.088 trillion VND, accounting for 34.7% of total social investment and increasing 20% year on year. 

To achieve the province’s 2026 targets, the Dong Thap Statistics Office proposed several key measures. These include directing the autumn-winter crop and preparing for the 2026-2027 winter-spring planting season in line with weather, hydrological conditions, and market demand, while expanding concentrated production areas and key crops linked to planting area codes and traceability systems to support exports. 

The province will also continue implementing policies to improve the investment and business environment, strengthen dialogue with businesses, cooperatives, and household enterprises to address difficulties, promote competitive industries, supporting industries, and high-tech industries, and expand credit policies, interest rate support, and bank-business connectivity to improve access to capital. 

In addition, Dong Thap will step up trade promotion, strengthen supply-demand linkages, expand e-commerce, diversify markets, and enhance the value of agricultural products. The province will also accelerate public investment disbursement and project implementation to bring completed projects into operation sooner and maximize investment efficiency. 

By C. THANG
Translated by ANH DUC