GDP projection after COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam 2020

After the COVID-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Planning and Investment discussed two possible scenarios and its impact on the country's GDP. The initial GDP growth projection before the virus outbreak was at 6.8 percent. In the case that the coronavirus can be contained in the second quarter of 2020, the GDP was projected to increase by only 6.09 percent. In the same scenario, the agriculture will grow at a rate of 2.35 percent, the industry sector will grow at a rate of 7.1 percent and the services sector will grow at a rate of 6.47 percent.