FTA Index 2025 · Provincial Brief
Tay Ninh
Provincial performance in implementing free trade agreements
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Classification
Fair
Fair
Ranked 18th out of 34 assessed provinces and cities.
Overall score
Close to the national average (+0.2 points).
Highlighted pillar
Rank 13 / 34
Support policies: firms access support policies/programs well and have few unmet support needs.
Four component indexes at a glance
A
Information access
Rank 21 / 34
4.31
/ 10
-0.48 vs avg
B
Implementation of FTA-related regulations
Rank 19 / 34
5.32
/ 10
+0.12 vs avg
C
Policies supporting FTA utilisation
Rank 13 / 34
5.99
/ 10
+0.17 vs avg
D
Sustainable development commitments
Rank 21 / 34
5.97
/ 10
+0.00 vs avg
★ Strengths
#5
Firms' access and evaluation of FTA information provided on web portals/websites (A9)
#9
Simplicity and ease of compliance with legal document regulations (B4)
#11
Firms' FTA knowledge, good support accessibility, few unmet business needs (A1, C6, C8)
#13
FTA event information sources, activities where firms utilize FTAs, readiness to comply with sustainable development commitments (A6, C3, D3)
Limitations
#33
FTA information provided by state management agencies (A2)
#30
Forms through which firms access FTA information & market forecasting information quality (A3, A8)
#22
Actual FTA utilisation level & quality of trade promotion programs (C1, C9)
Source: FTA Index 2025; scale 1–5; ranks out of 34 provinces
01
Overview of the result
Tay Ninh scored 21.86 out of 40 points, ranking 18th out of 34 provinces and cities, belonging to the "Fair" group and equivalent to the national average. Results show several notable points in the correlation between business capacity and information provision activities from management agencies. Businesses possess a relatively good foundation of knowledge and proactively seek information on official web portals and websites (FTA knowledge ranked 11th, information quality on web portals ranked 5th). Meanwhile, the capacity to provide and disseminate information from state agencies still has room for improvement (information provided by state agencies ranked 33rd, access forms ranked 30th, forecasting information ranked 30th). Support policies represent one of the province's relatively positive pillars (ranked 13th), with good accessibility for firms and unmet support needs at a low level. Tay Ninh's improvement focus may therefore target increasing proactiveness and efficiency in information provision from management agencies, thereby better assisting businesses in exploiting and utilizing opportunities from FTAs.
Tay Ninh
National average
A
Information access
-0.48
B
Implementation of FTA-related regulations
+0.12
C
Policies supporting FTA utilisation
+0.17
D
Sustainable development commitments
+0.00
02
Detailed analysis by component index
A
Component Index 1
Information access
4.31 / 10
Rank 21 / 34 · -0.48
Results indicate several relatively positive signals from businesses and existing information channels: information quality on web portals (A9) ranked 5th, FTA knowledge (A1) ranked 11th, event information sources (A6) ranked 13th, and frequency of firms participating in FTA communication events (A5) ranked 18th. Conversely, information provision from state agencies (A2) ranked 33rd, while market forecasting information quality (A8) ranked 30th, showing that there is still room for improvement on the information supply side. Overall, businesses demonstrate a certain degree of proactiveness in seeking and accessing information, while strengthening proactive and predictive information delivery from management agencies could help better meet practical business needs.
-0.48 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#5 Portal
#11 Knowledge
#13 Event sources
#33 State info
#30 Forecasting
B
Component Index 2
Implementation of FTA-related regulations
5.32 / 10
Rank 19 / 34 · +0.12
Results show that the locality's capacity is relatively even across criteria. Simplicity in regulatory compliance was evaluated quite positively by businesses (B4, ranked 9th), while guidance quality regarding documents (B3) and frequency of firms participating in providing feedback on mechanisms and policies (B6) both ranked 16th. Level of participation in training activities for businesses (B5) and frequency of guidance from management agencies (B2) both ranked 17th; level of firms grasping legal documents (B1) ranked 18th. Overall, businesses assess regulatory compliance as relatively convenient and possess fairly adequate access to guidance. This evenness shows that policy implementation in the locality is maintained relatively stably.
+0.12 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#9 Compliance
#16 Quality
#16 Policy feedback
#17 Training
#17 Guidance
C
Component Index 3
Policies supporting FTA utilisation
5.99 / 10
Rank 13 / 34 · +0.17
A pillar of strength for the province: firms' capacity to access support (C6) and unmet needs at a low level (C8) both ranked 11th, activities through which firms utilize FTAs (C3) ranked 13th, trade promotion frequency (C9.1) ranked 14th, and support policy effectiveness (C7) ranked 15th. However, output results still have room for improvement, as actual utilisation level (C1) and trade promotion quality (C9.2) both ranked 22nd.
+0.17 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#11 Access
#11 Unmet needs
#13 Exploitation forms
#22 Actual exploitation
#22 Promo quality
D
Component Index 4
Sustainable development commitments
5.97 / 10
Rank 21 / 34 · +0.00
Results are generally equivalent to the national average: level of firms ready to comply with sustainable development commitments (D3) ranked 13th and support work from state management agencies (D4) ranked 15th, both showing relatively positive outcomes. Meanwhile, firms' knowledge of sustainable development commitments (D1, ranked 18th), impact on business operations (D2, ranked 19th), and awareness of the significance of compliance (D5, ranked 20th) are all around the median. Overall, businesses have established a certain foundation regarding sustainable development and should continue enhancing compliance capacity to increase competitive advantages.
+0.00 vs avg
National rank by indicator
#13 Readiness
#15 State support
#18 Knowledge
03
Conclusions & implications
Strengths to build on
Web portals and FTA knowledge: the business community demonstrates proactiveness in seeking information while possessing a relatively good foundation of FTA knowledge.
Support policies: relatively favorable accessibility and low unmet needs, indicating that the support ecosystem operates quite stably.
Compliance: businesses assess the implementation and compliance processes for FTA commitments as generally within manageable capacity.
Limitations to address
Proactive information provision from state agencies: capacity to proactively deliver information to businesses is limited and belongs to the priority group for improvement.
Forecasting information and access forms: proactive information delivery channels need improvement, particularly in enhancing timeliness and convenience for businesses.
Actual exploitation: businesses have good access capacity but have not fully exploited the complete value of FTA preferences.
Next steps
Address the bottlenecks to move into the highest group
1
Proactive info delivery
Periodically publish summary bulletins, push notifications via Zalo and web portals to export enterprises.
A2 33 → top 15
Develop market forecasting information specifically tailored for processed agricultural products and border trade activities.
A8 30 → top 15
Transform existing support access advantages into practical, in-depth FTA exploitation and commitment diversification.
C1 22 → top 15
Enhance businesses' knowledge of sustainable development.
D 21 → top 15
