FTA Index 2025 · Provincial Brief
An Giang
Provincial performance in implementing free trade agreements
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Classification
Fair
Fair
Average ranking among 34 assessed provinces and centrally-run cities.
Overall score
Ranked above the national average (+1.53).
Standout pillar
9 / 34
Sustainable development is the leading pillar with the highest positive gap (+1.35).
Four component indexes at a glance
A
Information access
Rank 20 / 34
4.47
/ 10
-0.32 vs avg
B
Implementation of FTA legal regulations
Rank 17 / 34
5.51
/ 10
+0.30 vs avg
C
Policies supporting FTA utilisation
Rank 15 / 34
5.86
/ 10
+0.04 vs avg
D
Sustainable development commitments
Rank 9 / 34
7.32
/ 10
+1.35 vs avg
★ Strengths
#4
Readiness to comply with sustainable development commitments (D3)
#5
Grasp of legal documents & ease of compliance with regulations (B1, B4)
#6
Awareness of the business impact of complying with sustainability commitments (D2)
#9
Quality of FTA information, frequency of participating in media events (A4, A5)
Limitations
#27
Quality of forecast information provided (A8)
#25
Degree of actual utilisation of FTAs joined and implemented by Vietnam (C1)
#24
Forms of business access to FTA information (A3)
#21
Enterprises receiving FTA information from state agencies (A2)
Source: FTA Index 2025; scale 1–5; ranks out of 34 provinces
01
Overview of the result
An Giang achieved 23.19 out of 40 points, placing in the "Fair" group and ranking above the national average. The results show that businesses have a good understanding of FTA-related legal documents (#5) and rank among the nation's leaders in readiness to comply with sustainable development commitments (#4), but enterprises assess that information access and the quality of provided market forecasts still have many limitations. In the coming time, An Giang should prioritize transforming businesses' legal foundation and readiness for sustainability commitments into the capacity to utilize FTAs in a more substantive and effective manner.
An Giang
National average
A
Information access
-0.32
B
Implementation of FTA legal regulations
+0.30
C
Policies supporting FTA utilisation
+0.04
D
Sustainable development commitments
+1.35
02
Detailed analysis by component index
A
Component Index 1
Information access
4.47 / 10
Rank 20 / 34 · -0.32
The quality of FTA information sources (A4), the extent of business participation in media events (A5), and conference information sources (A6) all ranked 9th. The evaluation of FTA information provided on electronic web portals/pages (A9) ranked 14th. However, information from state agencies (A2) only ranked 21st, forms of accessing information (A3) ranked 24th, and market forecasting work (A8) ranked 27th. This shows that businesses appreciate support quality when directly participating in activities, but information delivery channels have not yet proven effective.
-0.32 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#9 Quality
#9 Training workshops
#9 Conference sources
#27 Forecasting
#24 Access forms
B
Component Index 2
Implementation of FTA legal regulations
5.51 / 10
Rank 17 / 34 · +0.30
The level of understanding of FTA-related legal regulations (B1) and ease during business compliance with regulations (B4) ranked 5th. This shows that businesses have proactively equipped themselves with knowledge and face little difficulty in implementing FTA regulations.However, support activities from regulatory bodies still have substantial room for improvement: quality of guidance on legal documents (B3), training and workshops (B5), feedback on draft documents (B6), and the extent to which local state management agencies acknowledge and absorb feedback and suggestions from enterprises (B7) all ranked only in the 20th–23rd group.
+0.30 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#5 Legal understanding
#5 Compliance
#20 Guidance quality
#22 Training
#23 Feedback
C
Component Index 3
Policies supporting FTA utilisation
5.86 / 10
Rank 15 / 34 · +0.04
Enterprises' ability to access and benefit from competitiveness enhancement support policies and programmes (C6) ranked 10th, and support effectiveness (C7) reached 14th. However, actual FTA utilisation (C1) only ranked 25th. Support programmes have reached enterprises, but have not yet translated effectively into deeper exploitation and optimal utilisation of tariff preferences.
+0.04 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#10 Support access
#25 Degree of utilisation
#14 Effectiveness
D
Component Index 4
Sustainable development commitments
7.32 / 10
Rank 9 / 34 · +1.35
Sustainable development is the most standout pillar, boasting consistently high rankings across the locality's sub-indices. Readiness to comply (D3) ranked 4th, awareness of the impact of meeting commitments (D2) ranked 6th, and support from state agencies (D4) ranked 8th. Support quality (D6) and enterprises' perception of compliance significance (D5) sat at moderate levels, ranking 15th and 16th respectively. If targeted for improvement, these indicators could certainly advance the province closer to the national leading group in sustainable development.
+1.35 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#4 Readiness
#6 Impact
#8 Provincial support
#15 Support quality
#16 Compliance perception
03
Conclusions & implications
Strengths to build on
Readiness to comply with sustainable development and business awareness of the impact of complying with sustainability commitments rank among the country's leading group.
Understanding of legal documents and ease of legal compliance: local enterprises have a firm grasp of FTA-related regulations.
Good access to support policies: the province's support ecosystem is acknowledged positively by enterprises.
Limitations to address
Quality of forecast information and import-export guidance: the locality should focus on improving industry-specific forecasting so enterprises can promptly capture market fluctuations.
Depth of FTA utilisation remains limited: enterprise awareness is good but has not yet translated into effective exploitation of preferences in practice.
Guidance, training, and policy consultation: enterprises need closer accompaniment from state management agencies.
Next steps
Address the bottlenecks to move into the highest group
1
Proactive dissemination
Apply Email, Zalo, and electronic portals combined with providing regular in-depth market intelligence for businesses.
Pillar A 20 → higher
Increase the frequency of training on legal regulations and improve the absorption of feedback from enterprises.
Pillar B 17 → top 10
3
Deep preference exploitation
Continue promoting business support programmes and convert them into more effective utilisation capacity in practice.
Indicator C1 25 → higher
4
Sustainability leadership
Improve results of indicators D5/D6 to bring the province into the national leading group on sustainability compliance.
Pillar D 9 → top 5
