FTA Index 2025 · Provincial Brief
Khanh Hoa
Provincial performance in implementing free trade agreements
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Classification
Fair
Fair
Ranked 17th out of 34 assessed provinces and cities.
Overall score
Higher than the national average (+0.99 points).
Key highlight
Evenness
Firms' legal literacy and effective two-way dialogue provide a solid anchor for a balanced performance chart.
Four component indexes at a glance
A
Information access
Rank 19 / 34
4.54
/ 10
-0.26 vs avg
B
Implementation of FTA legal regulations
Rank 13 / 34
5.85
/ 10
+0.64 vs avg
C
Policies supporting FTA utilisation
Rank 14 / 34
5.86
/ 10
+0.04 vs avg
D
Sustainable development commitments
Rank 17 / 34
6.26
/ 10
+0.29 vs avg
★ Strengths
#6
B1, B6, D2: Firm legal grasp, active policy feedback, impact of sustainability compliance
#8
A3, B5, D3: FTA access forms, training frequency, readiness for sustainability compliance
#10
A1, A7, C5: Firm understanding of FTAs, communication event quality, low compliance barriers
Key areas for improvement
#29
C1, A8: Actual FTA utilisation & market forecasting quality
#25
C4: Diversity of commitments utilised by firms
#22
C7: Effectiveness of policies/programs supporting firm competitiveness
Source: FTA Index 2025; scale 1–5; ranks out of 34 provinces
01
Overview of the result
Khanh Hoa scored 22.65 out of 40 points, ranking 17th out of 34 provinces and cities in the "Fair" group. A defining characteristic of Khanh Hoa is the evenness in its performance chart: all four pillars are at or above the national average. Business understanding of legal aspects plays an important role. Specifically, Khanh Hoa ranked 6th nationwide in firms' grasp of issued legal documents and effective receipt of policy feedback by management agencies. This outcome indicates an exceptionally active two-way dialogue between businesses and government authorities. Readiness for sustainability compliance (ranked 8th) and business awareness of sustainability commitments (ranked 6th) form the secondary group of strengths. However, substantial room for improvement remains, such as the depth of preference exploitation: the province's actual utilisation ranked only 29th, and the portfolio of commitments exploited by firms ranked 25th.
Khanh Hoa
National average
A
Information access
-0.26
B
Implementation of FTA legal regulations
+0.64
C
Policies supporting FTA utilisation
+0.04
D
Sustainable development commitments
+0.29
02
Detailed analysis by component index
A
Component Index 1
Information access
4.54 / 10
Rank 19 / 34 · -0.26
Indicators measured from the business perspective achieved high rankings including: forms of information access (A3) ranked 8th, business knowledge of FTAs (A1) ranked 10th, communication event quality (A7) ranked 10th, and event information sources (A6) ranked 11th. However, the accessibility and quality of market forecasting information remain limited, with forecasting activities (A8) ranked 29th.
-0.26 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#8 Access forms
#10 Knowledge
#10 Event quality
#11 Event sources
#29 Forecasting
B
Component Index 2
Implementation of FTA legal regulations
5.85 / 10
Rank 13 / 34 · +0.64
This pillar recorded several positive results. The level of firms grasping issued legal documents (B1) ranked 6th, the proactive engagement of firms in providing feedback on policies (B6) ranked 6th, the frequency of firms attending training activities (B5) ranked 8th, and ease of regulatory compliance (B4) ranked 11th. In summary, businesses possess a solid foundation and proactively contribute feedback. The quality of government guidance (B3, ranked 19th) was the only lagging aspect. This pillar reflects a robust cognitive foundation formed from highly active, substantive two-way dialogue.
+0.64 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#6 Legal grasp
#6 Policy feedback
#8 Training
#11 Compliance
#19 Quality
C
Component Index 3
Policies supporting FTA utilisation
5.86 / 10
Rank 14 / 34 · +0.04
Accessibility (C6) ranked 13th, exploitation forms (C3) ranked 9th, and business barriers (C5) ranked 10th. However, utilisation depth remains weak: actual utilisation (C1) ranked 29th, commitments exploited by firms (C4) ranked 25th, and policy effectiveness (C7) ranked 22nd. While this is an easily accessible support ecosystem, businesses have yet to successfully convert these advantages into deep utilisation to optimize preferences.
+0.04 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#9 Exploitation forms
#10 Barriers
#13 Access
#29 Utilisation
#25 Commitments
D
Component Index 4
Sustainable development commitments
6.26 / 10
Rank 17 / 34 · +0.29
Relatively positive indicators concentrated in key areas: business impact of complying with sustainability commitments (D2) ranked 6th, firm readiness for compliance (D3) ranked 8th, and state agency support activities (D4) ranked 10th. For a locality whose seafood and agricultural export enterprises are progressively adapting to increasingly stringent sustainability requirements from international markets, these results indicate a relatively favorable foundation to continue enhancing adaptive capacity and meeting new requirements.
+0.29 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#6 Impact
#8 Readiness
#10 State support
03
Conclusions & implications
Strengths to build on
Firms have a solid grasp of legal documents and regulatory authorities actively absorb policy feedback: a result generated by business community understanding combined with actively functioning dialogue mechanisms.
Firms clearly perceive the impact of sustainability commitments and are ready to comply: creating a favorable prerequisite to implement green commitments effectively and synchronously.
Balanced, reliable performance chart: all four pillars score equal to or higher than the national average.
Limitations to address
FTA utilisation depth needs improvement: the province should focus on supporting enterprises to clearly understand and exploit commitments in new-generation agreements.
Quality of market forecasting information and import-export guidance: this information flow is pivotal for planning and responding to market fluctuations and risks.
Modest effectiveness of support policies: improvements should focus on enhancing competitiveness and resilience for businesses.
Next steps
Address the bottlenecks to move into the highest group
Support enterprises in turning awareness and accessibility into broader and deeper FTA exploitation to maximize preferences.
C1 29 → top 15
Provide tailored information analysis for industry-specific enterprises entering volatile markets.
A8 29 → top 15
3
Elevate guidance quality
Elevate the quality of guidance activities to match firms' legal comprehension capacity and proactive engagement spirit.
B3 19 → top 10
4
Leverage sustainability
Transform business readiness into competitive advantages backed by reputable certifications.
D 17 → top 10
