The implementation of the provincial socio-economic development plan for the 2021-2025 period, despite numerous difficulties and challenges, has achieved many important and comprehensive results with several outstanding milestones.

Accordingly, in the 2021-2025 period, the average Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth rate is estimated at approximately 7.45% per year, higher than the 6.97% growth rate of the 2016-2020 period. The GRDP scale increased 1.7 times, and the average GRDP per capita increased 1.56 times compared to 2020. The GRDP scale is estimated to increase to approximately 236.517 trillion VND, with an average GRDP per capita of 67.52 million VND. The economic structure has shifted strongly toward rapidly increasing the proportion of industry and services. The share of the industry-construction and services sector increased to 79.1%, while the agricultural sector decreased to approximately 20.9%. Labor productivity grew by an average of 8.2% per year, and the contribution of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) to economic growth reached approximately 40%.

The Southeast Economic Zone has gradually affirmed its position and role as a driving force in attracting investment, with a focus on developing mechanical engineering, electronics, information technology, high-tech equipment, and the processing of agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products. During the 2021-2025 period, six new industrial parks were established with a total area of 1,818.55 hectares. The average occupancy rate of established industrial parks reached 50.2%, attracting 128 new investment projects with a total registered capital of 97.168 trillion VND.

The Southeast Economic Zone has grown robustly, serving as a key area for investment attraction and clearly demonstrating its role as a driving force for the province's economic growth. Currently, there are 170 enterprises operating within the economic zone, providing jobs for nearly 64,000 workers.

In addition, the province has attracted investment to develop infrastructure for 8 more industrial clusters. To date, 30 industrial clusters have been established across the province, attracting 257 enterprises and production facilities with a total investment of 2,707 billion VND, creating employment for approximately 25,689 local workers. The average occupancy rate of active industrial clusters in the province is 75%; the production value of enterprises within these clusters reaches approximately 4,283 billion VND per year, contributing about 375 billion VND annually to the state budget.

Many important master plans have been prepared and approved, creating new development spaces. Urban management and development work has been emphasized and achieved positive results. Key economic areas have developed quite strongly, contributing significantly to the province's overall development. The central urban area of the province has implemented many key master plans, programs, and projects. The average growth rate is estimated at 9.8%, accounting for approximately 26% of the province's GRDP. The fields of tourism, healthcare, and education and training are initially forming elements of a regional hub.

Total social investment capital for the 2021-2025 period is estimated to reach 494.893 trillion VND, 1.65 times higher than the 2016-2020 period. The structure of total social investment capital has shifted clearly, with the state sector decreasing from 23.97% in 2020 to approximately 17.7%, and the non-state and foreign investment sectors increasing from 76.03% in 2020 to 82.3%. Public investment is managed, allocated, and used in compliance with correct principles, priority order, and with a clear focus, overcoming the situation of widespread and prolonged investment. Notably, during this term, the province mobilized additional resources from specific mechanisms and policies under National Assembly Resolutions to implement socio-economic development tasks.

Annual budget revenue consistently met and exceeded assigned estimates, notably surpassing the milestone of 20,000 billion VND per year from 2022 to the present. In 2025, budget revenue is estimated to reach approximately 26,085 billion VND, a 1.5-fold increase compared to 2020, achieving the lower-bound target set by the Congress Resolution and marking the highest level to date. The cumulative revenue for the 2021-2025 period is estimated at over 113,661 billion VND, 1.7 times higher than the 2016-2020 period. Budget expenditures were implemented in accordance with regulations, ensuring regular spending tasks, social security policies, a portion for development investment, and the operations of the political system.

The infrastructure system, especially key projects in transport, urban infrastructure, irrigation, and water supply and drainage, has received prioritized investment resources and is becoming increasingly synchronized.

Investment attraction has made remarkable progress, increasing strongly in terms of scale, quantity, and project quality, with FDI attraction being a standout highlight. For three consecutive years (2022-2024), Nghe An ranked among the top 10 localities in the country for FDI attraction, with total registered capital reaching over 4.8 billion USD, 3.6 times the cumulative capital from 2020 and earlier. To date, there are 166 valid FDI projects in the province with a total capital of 6.836 billion USD, coming from 14 countries and territories.

The labor structure continued to shift positively, with the proportion of agricultural labor decreasing from 47.03% in 2020 to 34.65% in 2025. Labor quality was increasingly enhanced; the rate of trained labor increased from 65% (in 2020) to 72% (in 2025), of which the rate of labor with degrees and certificates increased from 25.3% (in 2020) to 31% (in 2025).

Education and training achieved fairly comprehensive results, and the quality of education made outstanding progress. Culture and society were focused on implementation, and the material and spiritual lives of the people were improved. Digital transformation was centrally directed and implemented, initially achieving many important results. The indices for administrative reform and the business investment environment improved quite positively. National defense and security were maintained. Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy, and people-to-people diplomacy activities were proactively and synchronously, flexibly, and effectively deployed.

Based on the targets set in Resolution No. 18/2020/NQ-HDND dated December 13, 2020, of the Provincial People's Council, it is estimated that by 2025, Nghe An province will have 29 out of 39 indicators that meet or are likely to exceed the Resolution's targets; 02 indicators will not be met (Average annual Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth rate; GRDP per capita in 2025); in addition, 08 indicators cannot be assessed as they are no longer appropriate following the implementation of the two-tier local government arrangement.

Nghe An province strives to become a fairly developed province nationwide by 2030, a national-level growth pole; a center of the North Central region for high-tech industry and agriculture, healthcare, education and training, science and technology, trade, logistics, and tourism; with a synchronized and modern infrastructure system, effectively adapting to climate change; the material life, spiritual life, and health of the people are constantly improved; the value of forest, sea, island ecosystems, culture, history, and traditions, especially Nghe An culture, is preserved and promoted; national defense, security, and sovereignty over borders, seas, and islands are maintained. The vision for 2045 is for Nghe An to become a high-income, comprehensive, civilized, and modern province.

PT (Compiled)