Transportation activities continued to maintain a growth trend in the first seven months of 2026, driven by rising demand for travel among residents and international tourists, as well as the increased circulation of goods to support production and business operations.
According to the latest socio-economic report for July and the first seven months of 2026 released on August 3 by the National Statistics Office, Vietnam transported approximately 620.7 million passengers in July 2026. This represents a 3.1% increase compared to the previous month and a 16.9% increase over the same period last year. Passenger rotation reached 30.9 billion passenger-kilometers, up 5% month-on-month and 13.5% year-on-year.
In the first seven months cumulatively, passenger transport exceeded 4 billion boardings, an 18% increase year-on-year. Passenger rotation volume reached 201.6 billion passenger-kilometers, up 12.4%.
Domestic transport accounted for nearly the entire market share with almost 4 billion passengers (up 18.1%), while international transport reached 11.8 million passengers (up 4.2%).
Road transport remains the dominant mode in the system. During the first seven months, road transport handled nearly 3.67 billion passengers, a 19.1% increase year-on-year, accounting for approximately 91.7% of the country's total passenger volume. In the freight sector, road transport moved nearly 1.44 billion tons of goods, up 15.9%, representing about 74.5% of the total freight volume.
Beyond the primary role of road transport, the data also highlights a functional differentiation between various transport modes. Regarding passenger travel, aviation carried only 34.8 million passengers—accounting for less than 1% of total volume—yet its passenger rotation reached 57 billion passenger-kilometers, equivalent to about 28% of the total. Meanwhile, road transport reached 135.4 billion passenger-kilometers, accounting for roughly 67% of total rotation, reflecting its advantage in an extensive nationwide network.
In the freight sector, maritime transport continues to leverage its strengths in long-distance shipping. Although its transport volume was 98.9 million tons (only about 5% of the total), its freight rotation reached 201 billion tonne-kilometers, accounting for more than half of the country's total freight rotation. Meanwhile, inland waterways transported 391.4 million tons of goods, an increase of 12.2%, continuing to maintain double-digit growth in both volume and rotation.
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