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Vietnam: Government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1998–2024 · 27 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP

2024
−1.54%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
+0.2 pointsfrom −1.72%
Average, 2015–2024
−1.84%10 years
Record high and low
0.671% (2022)low −5.96% (2013)

Government deficit (% of GDP)

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-6%-5%-4%-3%-2%-1%0%1%2000200520102015202020252030VietnamVietnam
ForecastPercent of GDP

Compare with other countries →Definition of Government deficit (% of GDP)

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031-1.25Forecast
2030-1.32Forecast
2029-1.32Forecast
2028-1.40Forecast
2027-1.56Forecast
2026-1.98Forecast
2025-2.20Forecast
2024-1.54
2023-1.72
20220.671
2021-1.43
2020-2.86
2019-0.397
2018-1.02
2017-1.96
2016-3.16
2015-4.98

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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