Embassy of the United States

U.S. Government Resources

Key Economic Reports

• 2011 Investment Climate Statement

• 2011 Country Commercial Guide (PDF, 1.5MB)

• 2011 Human Rights Report (Section 7: Workers Rights)

• 2011 Special 301 Report

• 2012 National Trade Estimate Report (PDF, 2.3MB)

Trade & Investment

• Trade Balance with Vietnam

• USTR National Export Initiative

• Office of the United States Trade Representative (Vietnam page)

• Global Agricultural Information Network

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

• IPR Toolkit Vietnam

• Stop Fakes: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights

• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) homepage

Other Government Resources

• Bureau of Economic Analysis

• Bureau of Labor Statistics

• CIA World Factbook

• FED Economic Research and Data

• Foreign Agricultural Service Databases

• USA.gov- Government Made Easy

Other Resources

• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Data on Vietnam

• Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom

• IMD World Competitiveness Scoreboard (PDF, 80KB)

• Transparency International (TI) Corruption Index

• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Economic Growth & Trade

• Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) –Statistics

• World Bank Data – Gross National Income

• World Bank Doing Business survey

• World Bank Investment Report 2010 (PDF, 2.1MB)

Treaties & Agreements

• Bilateral Trade Agreement

• Bilateral Trade Agreement - Chapter II: Intellectual Property Rights

• Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with Vietnam (PDF, 135KB)

• Air Transport Agreement (2010 version) (PDF, 3.9MB)

• U.S.-Vietnam Copyright Agreement

• Maritime Agreement (PDF, 313KB)

• Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) (this treaty has not yet been finalized)