This article uses the vector error correction model (VECM) to analyze the transmission mechanism of bilateral relationship between exports and economic growth in Vietnam over the period 1999-2014. The results show that: (1) Existing bilateral relationship between exports and economic growth in Vietnam through the transmission channel in both short and long term; (2) Exports growth has been the motivation for economic growth and the resource factors play an important role in the transmission of the effects of exports to economic growth of Vietnam; (3) Economic growth also contribute to export growth by improving competitiveness in international trade through increasing productivity.