by NGOC ANH 11/04/2023, 12:01

PCI 2022: Quang Ninh won the championship for 6 years in a row

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnam have officially announced the PCI 2022, with Quang Ninh maintaining its top position for the sixth year in a row.

Quang Ninh has won the PCI 2022 championship for the sixth year in a row.

Quang Ninh remains the leading province in the PCI Index in 2021, with a composite PCI score of 73.02 points in 2022. As a result, Quang Ninh has been the champion of this index for six years in a row. Quang Ninh province's initiatives have enabled the province take the lead in the PCI 2022 component index, Labor Training. (7.67 points).

Bac Giang follows Quang Ninh in second place in the PCI 2022 rating with an amazing score of 72.8 points. Notably, compared to previous year, Bac Giang's PCI rank increased by 29 places, passing Hai Phong to become the provincial runner-up in competitiveness. Bac Giang's initiatives have enabled the city gain the lead in two PCI 2022 component indexes: Informal Cost (8.02 points) and Legal Institutions - Security and Order (8.02 points). (8.6 points).

Hai Phong, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, and Dong Thap are among the five provinces and cities leading PCI 2022. Hai Phong is ranked third in the PCI 2022 rankings with a score of 70.76.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau is ranked fourth with 70.26 points. This is the first time the municipality has been listed in the Top 5 of the top 5 municipalities in terms of PCI economic management quality. Previously, the province's highest position was 6/63 in 2011. To accomplish this goal, the province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has undertaken several efforts in the last year to improve the business climate, with an emphasis on attracting high-quality investment projects.

As a result, the efforts of the Ba Ria - Vung Tau province have helped the location score higher in 5/10 of the component indicators compared to 2021. There are components with high rankings such as "Dynamic and pioneer of local government" (7.21 points, ranked 12/63); "Equal competition" (6.99 points, rated 7/63); "Access to land" (7.66 points, placed 4th out of 63); and "Unofficial Cost" (7.79 points, 4th out of 63).

PCI 2022 report

Dong Thap province is ranked fifth in the PCI 2022 rankings, with 69.68 points. Dong Thap is a well-known name in the PCI Top 5. Since PCI 2007, the province has spent six straight years in the top five for operating quality. Dong Thap was scored highly in a variety of transparency metrics, including access to legal papers (ranked 2/63), access to planning documents (ranked 7/63), and the quality of the province web site (ranked 7/63).

Provinces and cities contribute to the remaining slots in the top 10 PCI 2022: Thua Thien Hue, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Da Nang, and Long An, respectively. Except for Long An, which rose six places to 16/63 on the PCI 2021, the remaining locales are all in the top ten.