The export posted a year-on-year rise of 19.4 percent, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Wednesday.
With that revenue, phones and components continued to be Vietnam's largest export item, followed by computers and electronic components.
Between January and April, Vietnam also spent over 6 billion U.S. dollars importing phones and their components, surging 44 percent year on year.
In 2020, the country earned roughly 50.9 billion U.S. dollars from exporting phones and components, mainly to China, the United States and South Korea, posting a year-on-year decline of 1 percent, according to data from the office.
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